members and other football officials. A U.S.-based probe exposed deeply-ingrained

corruption within and around football's world governing body and FIFA estimates tens of

millions of dollars were diverted from the sport through bribery, kickbacks and corrupt

schemes carried out by the defendants, including former executives Jack Warner, Chuck Blazer

and Jeffrey Webb. FIFA has submitted documents to the U.S. authorities

in an effort to get the cash back. Football's ruling body has admitted to bribes

being taken as part of the bidding process for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.