The Fifa officials met yesterday in Zurich to plan the future of the battered world federation.
Instead, they were sometimes caught up from the past.
Heldt on the Fifa “They’re all in prison “
Source: Bundesliga at IMAGE
The Vice-President Juan Angel Napout (57 / Paraguay) and Alfredo Hawit Banegas (64 / Honduras) were morning arrested by the Swiss police at 6 clock in the luxury hotel “Baur au Lac”!
Photo: AFP
The arrests were carried out at the request of the US Department of Justice and the FBI.
According to New York Attorney General, the two officials’ funds in return for get the sale of marketing rights (…) “.
It was about tournaments in the Latin American region.
corruption scandal More arrests at the FIFA
Source: Reuters
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on night announced in Washington that the US Department of Justice is investigating 16 other high-ranking football officials .
Among the former FIFA vice Ricardo Teixeira and former Brazilian Association Boss Marco Polo del Nero. This is about 200 million dollars corruption funds alone in Central and South America.
BILD reporter Schmidt FBI is about to smash the Fifa
Source: IMAGE
IMAGE answers the most important questions about the new Fifa quake.
smashes the FBI now Fifa?
The FBI has already launched the investigation against the world governing body with the arrests in May really rolling.
Also, the lock on Blatter is a result of the US investigation. The FBI wants maximum by FIFA transparency
Does:. Completely new structures, complete new statutes (eg age limit for officials, championship awards may not be subject to conditions) <. /> p>
The US investigators want the existing power structure tear and significantly contribute to rebuilding.
Foto: dpa
Why does the FBI always in Switzerland?
Because there is an agreement between the Swiss and US authorities.
If someone arrested in Switzerland, he can then be extradited to America. There, the FBI can then conduct interviews and determine.
Photo: AFP
What do the new arrests for Beckenbauer and Niersbach?
Nothing! In Napout and Banegas is determined exclusively for bribes in connection with tournaments in Latin America.
The “Freshfields” -investigations for the award of the 2006 World Cup due to be completed in February.
What happened to the arrested in May Fifa functionaries?
Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands) and José Maria Marin (Brazil) were the US Authorities handed over.
The five other ex-officials (Figueredo / Uruguay, Li / Costa Rica, Rocha / Nicaragua, Takkas / UK, Esquivel / Venezuela) sitting in Switzerland in jail, oppose extradition.
How is the Fifa continue?
On 26 . February meet the representatives of the 209 member associations
Then the new Fifa president and successor to Sepp Blatter is selected
Favorites.. Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (Bahrain) and Gianni Infantino (Switzerland). Furthermore, the new reform program will be decided
Key points:.. Greater transparency, independence of committee members, separation of political and operational business
On Tuesday have established already 23 international professional leagues (including English Premier League) to “World Association of professional leagues” in Paris.
The new football power wants to influence a re-formation of Fifa.
Foto: dpa, AP / dpa, Witters
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