facing fresh corruption investigations by the FBI.
Sepp Blatter is facing a fresh probe from the FBI with FIFA's
disgraced president having been linked to a $100million
(£66.2m) bribery scandal, according to a BBC investigation.
A BBC Panorama documentary, titled 'Panorama: Fifa, Blatter
and Me' to be aired on Monday, claims sports marketing
company ISL allegedly paid ex-FIFA executive Ricardo Teixeira
and the former president Joao Havelange.
In return for the payments, ISL was awarded television and
marketing rights during the 1990s, but Blatter, who is currently
suspended by FIFA, denies all knowledge of the bribes.
According to the Panorama investigation, the FBI is probing
payments made from ISL to FIFA and officers have allegedly
seen a letter from Havelange that revealed Blatter had "full
knowledge of all activities" and was "always apprised" of them.
Blatter is planning to stand down as president of FIFA in
February next year after 17 years at the head of football's world
governing body.
The 79-year-old is currently serving a 90-day suspension from
FIFA and will appear in front of an ethics committee later this
month.
US attorney general Loretta Lynch confirmed last week that 16
more FIFA officials have been indicted following the arrests of
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL presidents Juan Angel Napout and
Alfredo Hawit in Zurich as a result of the ongoing FBI
investigation into bribery and corruption.
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