US State Department: investigation against officials of FIFA does not concern Russia – Kommersant

                             
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anti-corruption investigation against officials of FIFA has no relation to Russia, which will take the world championship in 2018, said a spokesman for the US Embassy in Russia William Stevens. “Moreover, the indictment says that most of the violations is extortion, bribery and kickbacks football officials from members of the executive management of sports marketing. These offenses are related to the commercialization of the scope of media coverage and sports marketing at various football competitions mainly in North America and South America. Some of the defendants in the case have already pleaded guilty. Untried accused of extortion and taking bribes worth more than $ 150 million “, – the” RIA Novosti “words of Mr. Stevens.

Swiss police yesterday arrested several high-ranking officials accused FIFA corruption. These arrests were the result of an investigation which was carried out in parallel in the two countries – Switzerland and the United

States – and touches including held five years ago, the election of host countries of the world championships 2018 and 2022, which were Russia and Qatar. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has demanded the transfer presidential elections with the participation of the parent company who is running for a fifth term Sepp Blatter, although it is the law enforcement agencies have no complaints. As long as they do not have in Russia, the United States has called the actions “another case of illegal extraterritorial application of US law».

For more information about a corruption scandal in the FIFA read the material “b” «FIFA caught on the arm».