A former senior soccer official from Asia who pleaded guilty to corruption charges in the United States tried to influence the election of his replacement despite receiving a lifetime ban from the sport, according to details of a complaint reviewed by The New York Times.
After his fall and his ban from the sport in 2017, the official, Richard Lai, an American citizen, actively lobbied to ensure his pick to take over as the head of soccer in Guam succeeded, according to an affidavit filed with FIFA, world soccer governing body.
Guam is an unincorporated United States territory in the Pacific.