FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on US corruption charges

FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on US corruption charges

NEW YORK - Top FIFA officials were arrested early Wednesday morning by Swiss police acting on US corruption charges, The New York Times reported.

The officials at international soccer's top body face extradition to the US following their arrest at an expensive Swiss hotel, the paper said, adding that more than 10 officials are to be charged with "wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering" in New York by the Department of Justice.

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