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FIFA Corruption Arrests: What We Know So Far

The arrest of FIFA executives in Zurich has shocked the football world. Find out who has been detained and what we know so far.

:: Swiss authorities arrested seven current and former FIFA officials at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, on suspicion of fraud, racketeering and money laundering - they face extradition to the US

:: More than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss police officers arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel

:: FIFA's Zurich headquarters have also been raided and computers and paperwork seized

:: The suspects were allegedly part of a racket involving bribes worth $150m (£97m) over a 20-year period

:: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said: "The indictment alleges corruption that is rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the United States"

:: Swiss prosecutors have separately opened criminal proceedings relating to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups

:: The FIFA executives arrested are Jeffrey Webb, Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Eugenio Figueredo, Rafael Esquivel and José Maria Marin

:: Seven others have also been indicted - five sports marketing and media executives, and two former FIFA officials

They are: Jack Warner (former FIFA vice president), Nicolás Leoz, Alejandro Burzaco, Aaron Davidson, Hugo Jinkis, Mariano Jinkis, and José Margulies

:: Six of the seven arrested have resisted extradition, and US authorities now have 40 days to submit a formal extradition request to Switzerland

:: The schemes involved officials at CONCACAF, football's North American governing association, and its South American counterpart, CONMEBOL

:: Ms Lynch said events that were influenced by the alleged corruption included the awarding of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa and FIFA's presidential election in 2011

:: The indictment claims that South Africa paid $10m (£6.5m) in bribes to secure the 2010 World Cup and the cash was transferred via a FIFA account. The money was allegedly paid to former FIFA members Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer

Mr Warner denies any wrongdoing, while Mr Blazer has pleaded guilty to 10 criminal charges

:: The South African Football Association has dismissed the allegations as "baseless and untested"

:: Investigators have found $110m in bribes relating to the planning of the 2016 Copa America, which is being held in the US for the first time

:: Brazil's sponsorship with a major US sportswear company is also under investigation. Nike signed a deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation in 1996, and still has a deal with the team. However, Ms Lynch said she "could not comment" on whether Nike was the company involved

Nike said in a statement: "Like fans everywhere we care passionately about the game and are concerned by the very serious allegations.

"Nike believes in ethical and fair play in both business and sport and strongly opposes any form of manipulation or bribery. We have been cooperating, and will continue to cooperate, with the authorities."

:: The headquarters of CONCACAF, the North American football body, have also been raided in Miami

:: FIFA says its presidential election - where current boss Sepp Blatter was strong favourite to keep his job - will still go ahead this week

:: A spokesman also told a news conference that the World Cup will still take place in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022

The "Zurich Seven"

:: Jeffrey Webb is current FIFA vice-president and president of CONCACAF - the North American equivalent to UEFA.

The 50-year-old is also president of the Cayman Islands football association. He became a FIFA executive committee member in May 2012

:: Eugenio Figueredo, 83, from Saint Lucia, is a Uruguayan Football Association and a former footballer.

He is a FIFA vice-president, president of South American football body CONMEBOL and a member of FIFA's executive committee

:: Eduardo Li is current president of the Costa Rican football association. The 56-year-old is also a FIFA executive committee member-elect

:: Julio Rocha is president of the Nicaraguan football federation. The 64-year-old is also a FIFA development officer

:: Rafael Esquivel, 68, has been president of the Venezuelan football federation since 1988. He is also a current CONMEBOL executive committee member

:: José Maria Marin is the former president of the Brazilian football federation and was chairman of Brazil’s World Cup organising committee. Previous jobs include lawyer, professional footballer and state governor of Sao Paulo

:: Costas Takkas, 58, is the former general secretary of the Cayman Islands football association and an attaché to the CONCACAF president

:: Several officials have already pleaded guilty, the US Department of Justice said, including Charles Blazer, who was previously on the FIFA executive committee