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Fifa corruption: South America football bosses convicted
Source: BBC
Fifa corruption: South America football bosses convicted
22 December 2017
Two former top South American football executives have been found guilty of multiple charges at a US trial into corruption in the sport.
Both Jose Maria Marin, the former head of Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF), and Juan Ángel Napout, who led South America's football governing body Conmebol, were convicted on Friday.
The men were arrested in 2015.
The jury in New York are still deciding the verdict in a charge against the former head of Peru's federation.
They will reconvene after Christmas to make a decision in the racketeering charge against Manuel Burga.
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22 December 2017
Two former top South American football executives have been found guilty of multiple charges at a US trial into corruption in the sport.
Both Jose Maria Marin, the former head of Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF), and Juan Ángel Napout, who led South America's football governing body Conmebol, were convicted on Friday.
The men were arrested in 2015.
The jury in New York are still deciding the verdict in a charge against the former head of Peru's federation.
They will reconvene after Christmas to make a decision in the racketeering charge against Manuel Burga.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42460062
