US Justice Department awards FIFA and other football governing bodies more than $200M following corruption investigation
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The award is the result of six-year investigation.
The US Department of Justice awarded $201 million to FIFA, international football's governing body; CONCACAF, the confederation overseeing football in North and Central America along with the Caribbean countries; CONMEBOL, the governing confederation in South America, and other affected entities. The DOJ determined the organizations had been victims of decades-long bribery schemes that have corrupted football and stunted the game's development.More Related News