Football's international governing body, FIFA, says the arrests of 6 top officials on corruption charges in Zurich will be good for the organization to clean up itself operations.
Conceding that it will be a huge hit for the reputation of the governing body, a spokesperson has said Fifa will use the scandal to eradicate corruption from the institution
Six officials, including Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb were arrested on suspicion of taking up to 100 million dollars in bribes over the past 2 decades.
The men are expected to the extradited to the US to face corruption charges.
Fifa is holding it's presidential election is set on Friday will Sepp Blatter, who's held the position since 1998, hoping to secure his fifth term.
FIFA's director of communications, Walter de Gregorio defended current president Sepp Blatter, who has not been charged but under whose's leadership the scandal occurred.
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Walter de Gregorio FIFA's director of communications insisted the body will not reassesses its decision to hold the next world cups in Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022.
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The spokesperson for FIFA, Walter de Gregorio says the arrests will kickstart a clean out of the body and help them tackle corruption.
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The spokesperson for FIFA, Walter de Gregorio says the arrests will kickstart a clean out of the body and help them tackle corruption.
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