Wednesday, March 16, 2016

FIFA hypes its role in soccer to make case for restitution (The Associated Press)

FILE - This is a Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 file photo of the FIFA logo pictured at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA provisionally banned President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini for 90 days. While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim

Still portraying itself as a victim, FIFA has now added some startling and self-aggrandizing claims about its role in making soccer the world's most popular sport. FIFA made its formal ''Victim Statement and Request for Restitution'' claim public on Wednesday. The 22-page document submitted by FIFA's American lawyers staked its claim to a big share of close to $300 million in bribe money and assets seized or identified.


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