NY Times · Jun 2, 2015
Bribery Inquiry Drawing Closer to FIFA’s President, Sepp Blatter
Photo Jérôme Valcke, right, the FIFA secretary general, shook hands with Sepp Blatter at last week's FIFA Congress. Credit Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Federal authorities believe that Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant at FIFA made $10 million in bank transactions that are central elements of the bribery scandal engulfing international soccer, United States officials and others briefed on the case said Monday. The revelation puts the money trail closer to Mr. Blatter, FIFA’s president, than had been previously known.