FIFA in crisis following arrest of six senior officials

FIFA was plunged into crisis on Wednesday morning after Swiss authorities made early-morning arrests of six football officials.

FIFA in crisis following arrest of six senior officials

FIFA was plunged into crisis on Wednesday morning after Swiss authorities made early-morning arrests of six football officials.

Officers carried out a dawn raid on the five star Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich and arrested a number of officials on corruption charges, including FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb from the Cayman Islands, according to sources close to the world governing body.

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