The US Department of Justice awarded a USD 201 million (approx. EUR 171 million) sum to FIFA, CONMEBOL and Concacaf amidst compensation efforts. The three football stakeholders had lost considerable amounts after decades of being victims of corruption schemes by former...
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29
Aug
2021
US Department of Justice Compensates FIFA after Decades of Suffering from Corruption Schemes
On 25 August 2021, the world football’s governing body announced that it had received an amount of USD 201 million, awarded by the Justice Department of the United States of America (US) as compensation for the losses suffered by FIFA, CONMEBOL and Concacaf during decades of corruption schemes related to football.