GENEVA — Sepp Blatter is at risk again from the World Cup bribery scandal that tainted much of his FIFA presidency.
Switzerland's justice ministry confirmed on Monday that American authorities formally asked for files in the ISL kickbacks case to aid their sprawling investigation of alleged racketeering by international soccer leaders.
The ISL marketing agency was found to have routinely bribed top sports officials, including Blatter's predecessor Joao Havelange, before collapsing into criminal bankruptcy in 2001.
British broadcaster the BBC was set to air a program Monday alleging it had obtained a letter written by Havelange stating Blatter had "full knowledge" of kickback payments in the 1990s.