It’s been five years since the United States Department of Justice shocked the sports world by indicting nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives on racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering charges. Under the administration of President Barack Obama, the Justice Department sought to expose FIFA’s “rampant, systemic and deep-rooted” system of corruption. Details about exorbitant bribes and blatant kickbacks connected to the awarding of the World Cup and other international soccer tournaments would soon surface. A number of prominent figures, including the late former Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer and former Brazilian Football Confederation president José Maria Marin, pleaded guilty or were convicted.
World Cup TV, Host Vote Bribes Back in Focus in Fresh FIFA Scandal Indictments
