The FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 20.
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Two top FIFA officials have been arrested in dawn raids in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday morning on suspicion of taking “millions of dollars” in bribes related to marketing rights for Latin American soccer tournaments, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said in a statement.
Later Thursday, the department revealed in another statement that the two officials were Alfredo Hawit — the Honduran president of Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and a FIFA vice-president; and Juan Angel Napout — the Paraguayan president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), who is also a FIFA official.