Fourteen people, including nine associated with the governing body of world football, FIFA, were indicted in May 2015 in connection with an investigation by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering that has lasted several years. Seven FIFA officials were arrested at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zürich on May 27; they were preparing to attend the 65th FIFA Congress, which is scheduled to include the election of the President of FIFA. They are expected to be extradited to the United States on suspicion of receiving US$150M in bribes. There was also a simultaneous raid on the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami.
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