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Swiss police detain soccer officials ahead of FIFA congress
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The Swiss Federal Office of Justice says six soccer officials have been arrested and detained pending extradition at the request of US authorities ahead of the FIFA congress in Zurich.
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice says six soccer officials have been arrested and detained pending extradition at the request of US authorities ahead of the FIFA congress in Zurich.
In a statement Wednesday, the FOJ says US authorities suspect the officials of having received of paid bribes totalling millions of dollars.
It says the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York is investigating these individuals on suspicion of the acceptance of bribes and kick-backs between the early 1990s and now.
FIFA, soccer's world governing body, is holding a presidential election in Zurich on Friday, when Sepp Blatter has been widely tipped to stay in the job.
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