Swiss police have arrested nine FIFA officials who will be extradited to the United States, where they face charges of corruption, according to The New York Times.
The US Department of Justice said they are charged with irregularities committed over the last 24 years, including extortion, money laundering and misconduct.
Al-Masry Al-Youm is publishing the faces of the officials who have tarnished the FIFA and its president Sepp Blatter, according to the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
1. FIFA Vice President Eugenio Figueredo from Uruguay, 83. He was president of the South American Federation between 2013 and 2014 and chairman of the Federation of Uruguay between 1997 and 2006.
2. Jack Warner from Trinidad and Tobago, 72, minister of national security.He was the president of the CONCACAF between 1990 and 2011, and vice-president of the FIFA until 2011. He was also the CARICOM chairman between 1990 and 2011. He resigned from all his posts on June 11, 2011 to avoid FIFA Ethics Committee procedures against him.
3. Rafael Esquivel, 68, president of the Federation of Venezuela since 1987.
4. Jose Maria Marin, 83, president of the Brazilian Federation since 2012. He was the chairman of the 2014 World Cup organizing committee, and governor of Sao Paulo between 1982 and 1983.
5. Nicolas Leoz, 83, the former president of the Federation of Paraguay. He was the president of the South American Federation between 1986 and 2013. he retired for health reasons in April 2013.
6. Eduardo Li, president of the Federation of Costa Rica.
7. Jeffrey Webb (left), FIFA Vice President 50, head of the Cayman Islands Football Association and chairman of the North and Central America and the Caribbean Union CONCACAF since 2012.
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8. Julio Rocha, president of the Federation of Nicaragua between 1990 and 2014.
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9. Costas Takas, former Secretary General of the Federation of the Cayman Islands.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
