You would have to be incredibly naive to think FIFA president Sepp Blatter — who once again won re-election last week — knew nothing about the corruption that was going on within the organization that he is supposed to be in charge of. The only question is whether or not American prosecutors can prove it.
According to the New York Times, officials believe Blatter’s top lieutenant was responsible for $10 million in bank transactions that are at the center of a bribery scandal from several years ago. Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s secretary general, allegedly transferred $10 million to Jack Warner, another soccer official, in 2008 as part of a bribe to help South Africa secure the 2010 World Cup.