US files request for Swiss to extradite seven Fifa officials

The US has submitted a formal request for Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested in Zurich as part of a corruption probe that has rocked soccer’s world governing body.

Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said the requests were received from the US embassy in Bern. The requests met a 40-day deadline since the seven were detained early on May 27 in raids on a luxury hotel in Fifa’s home city.

All seven men detained in Zurich, including three current and former members of Fifa’s executive committee, have already objected to extradition. They face around 20 years in prison.