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Fifa corruption live: Sepp Blatter could be questioned by Swiss police 'in coming weeks' Fifa corruption live: Sponsors turn on football's governing body as Sepp Blatter goes into hiding
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The Fifa president Sepp Blatter could be questioned by Swiss prosecutors investigating the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process, as the US indicted nine officials from football's governing body. Fifa president Sepp Blatter has skipped a third planned public meeting in Zurich as sponsors turn on football's governing body over its unfolding corruption scandal.
Here are the latest updates:Here are the latest updates:
• Fifa officials arrested in corruption investigation • Visa, Coca-Cola and other major sponsors react to corruption probes with damning statements
• Separate probe launched into allocation of 2018 and 2022 World Cups • Sepp Blatter goes into hiding, missing another public appearance
• Fifa presidential candidate calls it 'a sad day for football' • Fifa president still not in the clear himself as prosecutors say investigations are ongoing
• US DoJ names indicted officials, including Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb • Uefa says Fifa risks 'killing football' if left unchecked and calls for a change of leadership
• US officials say president Sepp Blatter 'not yet cleared', but elections to go ahead as planned on Friday • How the FBI flipped its supergrass 'Mr 10%' Chuck Blazer
• Blatter himself 'quite relaxed' in wake of arrests, 'confident he is 'not involved' • Who are the officials and execs accused of corruption?
• Allegations include wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering
• Officials to be extradited to the US to face federal charges
• They are being investigated on suspicion of the 'acceptance of bribes and kick-backs' worth more than $100m
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Fifa's executives had met in Switzerland ahead of the football governing body's presidential election on Friday, when Fifa 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.
Mr Blatter was not understood to be one of the executives charged. 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.
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.