Tuesday and it has emerged his dealings are bein
examined in the United States
Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being
investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), SPORTS INN can confirm.
Blatter announced his intention to stand down as
head of world governing body Fifa on Tuesday, jus
four days after being elected for a fifth term.
And it has now emerged he has come under
scrutiny from the US law enforcement organisation
Blatter was not originally named on a US
Department of Justice document last week which
indicted 14 people on charges of racketeering,
fraud and money laundering.
Among those indicted were Fifa vice-president
Jeffrey Webb and former president of the Brazilian
Football Confederation Jose Maria Marin.
In a separate investigation, the Swiss Attorney
General is studying alleged corruption into the
awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to
Russia and Qatar respectively.
Since Blatter's announcement that he will step
down as Fifa president, a number of figures have
expressed interest in the role, including former
France midfielder David Ginola and Prince Ali Bin
Al Hussein, the rival he defeated in Friday's
election.
Elections to replace Blatter are set to be held
between December and
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