Summary of why the US is trying to crack down on the FIFA scandal

ByRyan Fung

International Football Association(FIFA)Is an international headquarters of football with headquarters in Switzerland. FIFA is the world's largest sports organization and known as one of the world's top wealthy sports-related organizations, but over the years such as "World Cup Bid" and "Broadcasting Rights" which brings great benefits, for many years "bribery Suspicion "has been whispering.

Finally, the female investigation by the judicial authorities of the United States and Switzerland entered such FIFA, the organizational illegal acts and the bribery that have been done by the related persons became clear, and the current vice president of FIFA Eugenio Figuedo Seven officials including Mr. Jeffrey Web and Mr. Jeffrey Web have been arrested.

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The one arrested this time is FIFA'sEugenio FiguedoWith Vice PresidentJeffrey WebVice-chairperson, and five other stakeholders in total. The US Department of Justice prosecuted eight stakeholders including seven who were arrested. Former soccer player who is from Uruguay and vice president of Figuenedo and also has American nationality. After retirement, he served as chairman of the Uruguayan Football Association and the South American Football Federation under the affiliation of FIFA and has been in current position since the summer of 2014. Vice president of the Web is a former banker from the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and has been in office since 2012. FIFA currently has a total of eight vice presidents, but two of them have been charged with great attention.

◆ Why were the two active vice presidents arrested and accused?
According to the US Department of Justice, the nine charged indictors have been receiving bribes from sports-related companies for 24 years since the early 1990s, and in return they will have football matches in Latin America and their broadcasting rights, sponsors It is seen as preferential treatment of rights and others. The total bribe received by nine people is estimated to exceed 150 million dollars (about 18.6 billion yen) as estimated.

Vice Chairman of Figuerered, Vice Chairman of the Web seven people gathered in Switzerland for the general meeting of the FIFA to be held on 28th and 29th May, and by the Swiss judicial authorities requested from the United States on 27th May, He was arrested in Geneva, Switzerland, with FIFA headquarters.

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Apart from this case, which was charged with suspected bribery, "There is doubt that fraud has been done even at the 2018 World Cup Russia Convention and the 2022 World Cup Qatar Games, where the venue was decided in 2010 "The Swiss judicial authorities announced that they were conducting investigations independently. According to the Swiss prosecution already, related documents are confiscated from FIFA headquarters.

The details of the flow to prosecution are summarized on the following page, and you can catch a glimpse of the extreme end of FIFA 's internal situation which is too black.

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◆ Why is this case being led by the US?
What is worrisome here is that "Why was America led by nine vice presidents of FIFA to be prosecuted?" When American authorities prosecute foreign nationals, it is necessary to prove that the suspect's crime is related to the United States, but in the case of this bribery case,Bribe delivery and money laundering were all done in the United StatesTherefore, it seems that it was possible to do a series of flows until prosecution very smoothly. Incidentally, the investigation of the case was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Justice, FBI, IRS under the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch,Large-scale investigation that "There is only an unprecedented case about the time of the mafia's devastation operations"It is said that.

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FIFA and its affiliated Football Federation receive funds for activities by selling broadcasting rights, seeking sponsorship of the World Cup and other organizations sponsored by the Federation. Nine people indicted this time seem to have illegally mediated sponsorship rights and broadcasting rights of the tournament by receiving bribes from a specific company.

In a press conference on the incident, prosecutor Kelly Curry said, "This type of bribery and misconduct has been taking place in the football community for more than 20 years, and our survey itself has been carried out for a long time, I understand how American Department of Justice seriously is working on the investigation. It is unknown whether the US side is proceeding with the investigation to the dark side of FIFA other than the bribery case by the FIFA executives.

Sitting on the far right of the front row is Loretta Lynch Attorney General.

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◆ "Copa America" ​​100th anniversary founder also bid by fraud
Under the umbrella of FIFA, oversee the Football Association in North America, Central America, Caribbean countriesNorth Central America, the Caribbean Football Federation(CONCACAF) 's Miami office has already been investigated by FBI agents. The prosecuted web vice chairman is the current chairman of CONCACAF and Mr. Jack Warner, who was also indicted, is former chairman of CONCACAF, so the FBI seems to be looking for a demonstration on this bribery case, Its details are not revealed.

In addition, the rights traded by bribery include the right to open up the market on the media and qualifying in the area controlled by CONCACAF, and the North American, American and Caribbean Football Continental Championship "CONCACAF Gold Cup"Or"CONCACAF Champions LeagueIt seems that international competition such as "It was a big involvement." In addition, the football continental championships of the world's oldest national team hosted by the South American Football Federation "Copa America"It is planned to hold a commemorative event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the foundation in the United States in 2016, but it seems obvious that Mr. Jeffrey Web attracted by misconduct.

At the press conference, Attorney General Lynch said, "Our investigation has revealed that international sportsmanship has become a tool for collecting over $ 110 million dollars (about 13.6 billion yen) in the bosom of the responsible person It is clear that this 110 million dollar is about one-third of the legitimate cost required to attract the World Cup. "

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Incidentally,Some press coverageIt is said that Chuck Blazer, former secretary general of CONCACAF and former director of FIFA, cooperated in investigating the bribery case. Mr. Blazer is said to be embezzling more than $ 15 million (about 1.9 billion yen) of CONCACAF's funds, and it is thought that the government authorities in the United States might have bought legal transactions.

Although it is FIFA that shakes greatly inside the Federation, after the General Assembly on May 29, he is waiting for the presidential election. Mr. Zep Blatter was employed by the president in 1998 and it was believed to be re-election until the incident was discovered, but the situation has become uncertain.