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| Fifa corruption live: Uefa to consider pulling teams from Fifa tournaments if Blatter stays | Fifa corruption live: Uefa to consider pulling teams from Fifa tournaments if Blatter stays |
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| Michel Platini has said that Uefa will quit Fifa if Sepp Blatter remains as President of football's governing body beyond tomorrow's election – a move which could mean all 54 European teams including England are pulled out of the World Cup. | |
| Here are the latest updates: | Here are the latest updates: |
| • Nike reported to be at centre of bribery claims | • Nike reported to be at centre of bribery claims |
| • British Government calls on Blatter to resign | • British Government calls on Blatter to resign |
| • Visa threatens to pull funding from Fifa | • Visa threatens to pull funding from Fifa |
| • Sepp Blatter misses three public appearance | • Sepp Blatter misses three public appearance |
| • Fifa president may still be investigated by prosecutors | • Fifa president may still be investigated by prosecutors |
| • Uefa says Fifa risks 'killing football' | • Uefa says Fifa risks 'killing football' |
| • How the FBI flipped its supergrass 'Mr 10%' Chuck Blazer | • How the FBI flipped its supergrass 'Mr 10%' Chuck Blazer |
| • Who are the officials and execs accused of corruption? | • Who are the officials and execs accused of corruption? |
| Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
| On Wednesday, the Swiss authorities raided a luxury hotel on Lake Zurich where Fifa's top executives had gathered ahead of the football governing body's presidential election on Friday, where president Sepp Blatter was expected to be elected for a fifth term. | On Wednesday, the Swiss authorities raided a luxury hotel on Lake Zurich where Fifa's top executives had gathered ahead of the football governing body's presidential election on Friday, where president Sepp Blatter was expected to be elected for a fifth term. |
| Seven were arrested following an extradition request from US prosecutors, while former executive Jack Warner handed himself in to police in Trinidad and Tobago. | Seven were arrested following an extradition request from US prosecutors, while former executive Jack Warner handed himself in to police in Trinidad and Tobago. |
| A separate criminal investigation was also launched by the Swiss authorities themselves, into the decisions to allocate the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. | A separate criminal investigation was also launched by the Swiss authorities themselves, into the decisions to allocate the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. |
| It is thought 10 Fifa officials involved in voting for those tournaments are being questioned, while prosecutors have not ruled out speaking to Mr Blatter himself. | It is thought 10 Fifa officials involved in voting for those tournaments are being questioned, while prosecutors have not ruled out speaking to Mr Blatter himself. |