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Seven high-ranking FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich Tuesday on U.S. charges, and are at the center of two criminal investigations by the U.S. and Switzerland. In total, the U.S. Justice Department says nine soccer officials are among 14 people indicted on corruption charges. Meanwhile, Swiss prosecutors are in the midst of a separate criminal case surrounding the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
The news of the arrests, ongoing investigations, and criminal charges come three days ahead of the FIFA presidency election Friday, in which Sepp Blatter hopes to assume his fifth term in the position.