FIFA Fo Fum
When it comes to soccer, the ball isn’t the only thing with a checkered past. In a series of moves that read like scenes from a mafia movie, the Justice Department, F.B.I. and I.R.S. came in heavy against FIFA officials and the sports marketing executives who bribed them as a series of arrests were made. “According to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: “These individuals and organizations engaged in bribery to decide who would televise games, where the games would be held, and who would run the organization overseeing organized soccer worldwide.” One day you’re traveling the world and raking in millions in bribes. And the next day you’re in Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaail.
+ Offside? From WaPo: How the U.S. can arrest FIFA officials in Switzerland.
+ Why does it matter? Who was arrested? These questions and more answered in this BBC explainer.