Fifa ban's vice presidents
FIFA's ethics committee has suspended vice-
presidents Juan Ángel Napout and Alfredo Hawit
from all football-related activities for 90 days after
they were arrested in Zurich.
Napout, the head of South American football, and
Confederation of North, Central America and
Caribbean Association Football [CONCACAF]
president Hawit, have both been indicted by US
authorities as part of a conspiracy accused of
corruption offences totalling £130m.
Both are in custody and are fighting extradition to
the USA.
South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)
president Juan Angel Napout (right, front) attends the 65th
FIFA Congress in May, 2015 in Zurich.
The FIFA vice-presidents are alleged to have taken
money in return for selling marketing rights in
connection with football tournaments in Latin
America, as well as World Cup qualifying matches.
Swiss police made a raid on the Baur au Lac hotel
in Zurich on behalf of the US Department of
Justice on Thursday.
The statement from FIFA said: "The reason for the
ban, which was based on the request of the
investigatory chamber under its chairman Dr
Cornel Borbély, is the indictment issued yesterday
by the United States Department of Justice for
charges of racketeering, conspiracy and
corruption."
CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit
Elsewhere, general secretary of the Guatemala FA,
Hector Trujillo, was also arrested on a cruise ship
in Florida on Friday.
The arrest came a day after Trujillo, who is also a
judge on the Central American country's
constitutional court, was also charged in the US
probe, the FBI said.
An FBI spokeswoman said Trujillo, 62, was
arrested when officials of US Customs and Border
Protection went to his cabin door.
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