At the request of U.S. authorities, Interpol Red Notices — or international wanted persons alerts — have been issued for two former FIFA officials and four corporate executives for charges including racketeering, conspiracy, and corruption. A 47-count indictment was unsealed last week in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging 14 defendants with a 24-year […]

Former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation Ricardo Teixeira was indicted on Monday for fraud and money laundering. Ricardo Teixeira, once Brazil’s most powerful soccer official, has become the latest figure in the sport to become embroiled in scandal and controversy after being charged with money laundering and tax evasion. The former head of the […]

A member of the financial watchdog committee at soccer’s ruling body FIFA has been charged with fraud, money-laundering and breach of trust by police in the Cayman Islands. Canover Watson, a vice-president of the Caribbean Football Union and member of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, was charged with five offences by the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption […]