Football officials arrested in Zurich upon US request: Swiss authorities

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
Football officials arrested in Zurich upon US request: Swiss authorities

GENEVA (AFP) - Six football officials were arrested in Zurich early Wednesday upon request from US authorities, suspected of receiving or paying bribes worth millions of dollars, Swiss authorities said.

"The bribery suspects - representatives of sports media and sports promotion firms - are alleged to have been involved in schemes to make payments to the soccer functionaries - delegates of FIFA ... and other functionaries of FIFA sub-organisations - totalling more than $100 million," the Swiss justice ministry said in a statement.