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| Sepp Blatter should be replaced as president of 'corrupt' Fifa, says British Government | |
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| Sepp Blatter should be replaced as the president of Fifa, which is a “deeply flawed and corrupt organisation”, the British government has said. | Sepp Blatter should be replaced as the president of Fifa, which is a “deeply flawed and corrupt organisation”, the British government has said. |
| In a statement to parliament the UK’s culture secretary John Whittingdale called for sponsors to consider pulling support from the organisation until it reformed its procedures. | In a statement to parliament the UK’s culture secretary John Whittingdale called for sponsors to consider pulling support from the organisation until it reformed its procedures. |
| “I welcome the investigations that are well under way and I fully support the FA’s position that significant and wide-ranging reforms are needed at the very top of FIFA, including a change in its leadership,” Mr Whittingdale told MPs. | “I welcome the investigations that are well under way and I fully support the FA’s position that significant and wide-ranging reforms are needed at the very top of FIFA, including a change in its leadership,” Mr Whittingdale told MPs. |
| He said yesterday’s arrests of top Fifa officials on allegations of corruption were “shocking in both their scale and scope, but they were also far from surprising”. | He said yesterday’s arrests of top Fifa officials on allegations of corruption were “shocking in both their scale and scope, but they were also far from surprising”. |
| “Anyone who has spent any time looking at Fifa … knows that this is merely the latest sorry episode which suggests that Fifa is a deeply flawed and corrupt organisation,” he explained. | “Anyone who has spent any time looking at Fifa … knows that this is merely the latest sorry episode which suggests that Fifa is a deeply flawed and corrupt organisation,” he explained. |
| Mr Whittingdale said the international football federation should be "the guardian of the world’s most popular sport" and welcomed a statement from payments company Visa that it was was examining its sponsorship arrangements with the sport. | Mr Whittingdale said the international football federation should be "the guardian of the world’s most popular sport" and welcomed a statement from payments company Visa that it was was examining its sponsorship arrangements with the sport. |
| “It is important that other sponsors reflect on their relationship with Fifa and consider following VISA’s lead,” the culture secretary added. | “It is important that other sponsors reflect on their relationship with Fifa and consider following VISA’s lead,” the culture secretary added. |
| US prosecutors say nine officials at the powerful governing body took multi-million dollar bribes in return for rigging tournaments and Fifa presidential elections. | US prosecutors say nine officials at the powerful governing body took multi-million dollar bribes in return for rigging tournaments and Fifa presidential elections. |
| A 47-count sheet of charges against Fifa officialls was filed in a New York federal court detailing 12 separate allegedly corrupt schemes. | A 47-count sheet of charges against Fifa officialls was filed in a New York federal court detailing 12 separate allegedly corrupt schemes. |
| The officials are alleged to have accepted a total of $150m in bribes since 1991. Seven of the nine accused were arrested yesterday morning in a raid by Swiss police at a five-star hodel in Zurich. | The officials are alleged to have accepted a total of $150m in bribes since 1991. Seven of the nine accused were arrested yesterday morning in a raid by Swiss police at a five-star hodel in Zurich. |
| US prosecutors hinted that there could be more charges to come. | US prosecutors hinted that there could be more charges to come. |
| “It is not over. The work will continue until all of the corruption is uncovered and a message is sent around the world,” FBI Director James Comey said yesterday. | “It is not over. The work will continue until all of the corruption is uncovered and a message is sent around the world,” FBI Director James Comey said yesterday. |