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16 more people get charged in the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal
Bribes are bad, kids.
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A general recommendation: if you’d like to stay out of jail, don’t become president of a FIFA confederation. There could be 16 more people charged in the ongoing FIFA scandal on Thursday, and Alfredo Hawit and Juan Ángel Napout, the presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, were among those arrested in Switzerland.
The last three presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL have all been charged in the scandal and taken into custody. This is a bad look for the Copa América Centenario, which was created as part of the original scandal, but was allowed to go ahead. Ricardo Teixeira and Marco Polo del Nero, the former and current presidents of Brazilian football, were also charged.
The full list of new defendants isn’t available yet, but it will not include Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke or Michel Platini.
Goal of the day
In the news
FIFA’s executive committee proposed term limits, a minimum of six women in power and a 40-team World Cup on Thursday. (BBC)
And their ad for a new communications manager is pretty great. (Mirror)
Real Madrid fielded an ineligible player in the Copa del Rey and Cadiz complained, so Madrid’s win is unlikely to stand as is. (Guardian)
Barcelona probably don’t actually have enough money to pay all their forwards. (ESPN FC)
Related to that, Luis Suarez said he wouldn’t leave Barca for triple the money. Wonder if he’s OK with a pay cut? (AS)
Lazio’s Senad Lulic badly injured his finger in a training accident. (Eurosport)
You should be reading
Gabriele Marcotti on agent’s fees data and why it’s meaningless. (ESPN FC)
James Young on the poor state of Brazilian soccer 18 months after the World Cup. (The Set Pieces)
Alex Netherton on Louis van Gaal’s disappointing tenure as Manchester United boss. (Paste)
What happened on Tuesday
Barcelona won by five goals without fielding an ineligible player. (Barca Blaugranes)
Liverpool also won by five goals and also did not field an ineligible player. (Liverpool Offside)
What to watch on Wednesday (click for listings, all times ET)
Liga MX playoffs: Two games (from 8 p.m.) -- Fire up Univision, it’s worth it.
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