International football Federation (FIFA), led by the new president Gianni Infantino plans to return tens of millions of dollars that were misappropriated by its officials or other organizations.
FIFA also said that corrupt officials that were included in its former executive committee, guilty of selling their votes in elections
countries housewives FIFA world Cup. Among those who is going to sue FIFA – her former high-ranking officials Chuck Blazer, Jack Warner and Jeffrey Webb. The relevant documents were sent to the US authorities federation.
A total of charges brought against 39 individuals and two companies in the United States.
The money is trapped in their pockets, owned by global football and were intended for the development and promotion of the game
According to FIFA estimates, as a result of bribery, kickbacks and financial fraud carried out by the accused, millions of dollars, aimed at the development of sport, were in someone else’s pockets.
Response attack
in May 2015, when US investigators have uncovered a large-scale corruption in the ranks of the FIFA leadership, the International football federation shakes one scandal after another.
Now the governing world football body tries to go in response offensive, introducing ourselves as an organization, are persecuted.
the new president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, selected for the post in February, also claims that korrumirovannye officials abused . his official position, thereby causing serious and lasting damage to FIFA, national associations and the entire football community
“This money, got into their pockets, owned by global football and were intended for the development and promotion of the game – said Infantino. – FIFA as the governing body of world football, wants to return these funds, and we are determined to achieve their return, no matter how long it takes “.
Once these funds will be able to return, they will be directed to where they initially planned to send – for the benefit of international football, its development, continued Infantino
He added: “These dollars were to go to the construction of soccer fields, not mansions and swimming pools,. for the purchase of fitness, rather than jewelry and automobiles; on the training of young players and training of trainers, and not to pay for the luxurious life football managers and sports marketing “.
The largest in the history of the FIFA scandal erupted in late May last year, when two days Zurich before the presidential election the organization of the US request had been detained seven high-ranking officials of the organization on suspicion of corruption. to date, the FIFA case, US authorities charged 41 people.
45-year-old Gianni Infantino was elected head of FIFA in February this year, replacing in this post Sepp Blatter, who headed the federation since 1998.
Analysis: Dan Roan, sports editor of bi-bi-si
Many critics see in the statement Gianni Infantino is not nothing but a lawsuit federation with itself – a convenient and cynical act of hypocrisy, given the very close ties the organization to those with whom she was going to sue
However, this line of FIFA surprised nobody. .
The continued existence of the organization now depends on whether it will be able to maintain the status of the victim given to it by the US Department of Justice. It is this position will help FIFA to bend the line that she is the injured party in a corruption scandal, rather than to blame the incident
The money in question, is needed now by FIFA as the air:. Federation spends every month millions to pay services of lawyers who must clean up the Augean stables of the corruption scandal, to the same federation lost its key sponsors.
it is very important that time that FIFA for the first time acknowledged that some members of its executive committee on a regular basis to sell their votes, and South Africa, that the payment of $ 10 million Warner and Blazer was undoubtedly a bribe for hosting the 2010 World Cup.
it’s hard to imagine that such recognition was made during the reign of Blatter. By taking such a step, his successor Infantino hopes to show the world that has disappeared from the former FIFA.
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