US Department of Justice agrees to hand FIFA $201 million confiscated from corrupt football administrators, the governing body of world football announces
The US Department of Justice has agreed to hand FIFA $201 million confiscated from corrupt football administrators, the governing body of world football announced.
"This money was seized from the bank accounts of former officials who were involved in, and then prosecuted for, years of corruption schemes in football," said FIFA in a statement on its website. "It's great to see significant funding being put at the disposal of the FIFA Foundation, which can positively impact so many people across the football world, especially through youth and community programmes."The cases prosecuted in the US centered on bribes and "racketeering" organised by football officials in South and Central America in exchange for the awarding of TV broadcasting rights for competitions, including the Copa America.
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