Alfredo Hawit, who is from Honduras and also served as CONCACAF president, appeared Monday at a hearing in a Brooklyn court where he agreed in addition to his guilty pleas to forfeit nearly $1 million.
The family of Lionel Messi denied Monday that he was involved in tax evasion after the Barcelona star emerged as one of many personalities accused of shady offshore dealings in the Panama Papers scandal.
The judge's decision came despite a demand from federal prosecutors of a deposit of $10 million to $15 million as security that Li would remain in the U.S. to face fraud and money laundering charges.
Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini on Thursday withdrew from the race to become FIFA president, saying he will concentrate on clearing his name instead.
After months of appealing an extradition ruling, former Costa Rica football executive Eduardo Li has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to the United States, where he faces charges of money laundering and wire fraud.
In a joint open letter addressed to FIFA, sponsors AB InBev, adidas, The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s and Visa called on FIFA's executive committee to adopt reforms aimed at improving transparency and rooting out corruption
Former Brazilian football official José Maria Marin is the latest to appear before a U.S. court to face charges in connection with the FIFA corruption scandal.
"Labor City" is a model for other camps that could follow. Qatar plans to build seven "cities" to house foreign laborers working on the 2022 World Cup and other major infrastructure projects.
