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World soccer rocked by U.S., Swiss arrests of FIFA officials for graft

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The world of soccer was shaken to its core this week after the US brought corruption charges against 14 FIFA officials, six of whom were detained by Swiss police at a hotel in Zurich.

Added on the 28/05/2015 14:47:22 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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