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FIFA suspect Figueredo to be extradited to US

FIFA official Eugenio Figueredo will be extradited to the United States by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice.

A FIFA official accused of taking bribes will be extradited to the United States, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has confirmed.

Eugenio Figueredo, the former vice-president of CONMEBOL, was one of a number of FIFA officials to be arrested on suspicion of corruption in May of this year.

Figueredo is accused of accepting bribes from a marketing firm in his native Uruguay in connection with the sale of TV rights for the 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2023 Copa America finals.