Zurich arrests take FIFA corruption scandal to new depths

A total of 16 indictments are expected to be announced by the US Department of Justice.

FIFA’s corruption scandal hit new depths on Thursday after two of the organisation’s vice-presidents were arrested in a pre-dawn raid with two other former senior officials indicted on corruption charges.

The luxury Baur Au Lac hotel used by FIFA officials was swooped upon for the second time this year, with FIFA vice-presidents Alfredo Hawit of Honduras and Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay detained on orders issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) on behalf of the US Department of Justice.