The US Department of Justice has released 201 million dollars seized from the defendants of the so-called ‘Fifagate’, the investigation into corruption within the international football body, and has assigned them to the Fifa Foundation, which will allocate them to development projects of football in the most backward areas.
The allegations were formalized by the US Department of Justice in 2015 accusing some of the world‘s top executives, including vice presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio Figueredo and former executive member Jack Warner, of corruption. In all, seven people were arrested, accused of having received bribes as well as other South American executives for events related to the acquisition of television rights. An earthquake that had also affected the highest institution of world football with the resignation of the Uefa patron Sepp Blatter for several years.
Today the president of Uefa Infantino reiterates that world football is much healthier than it was six years ago and expresses his satisfaction: “I am pleased to see that the money that has been illegally stolen from football is returning to be used. for its purposes, as it should have been initially. ‘
Infantino then added stated that: “Since 2016, FIFA and the United States Department of Justice have worked closely together and I believe this decision also recognizes the significant progress we have made in terms of good governance and transparency, all discussed and presented by officials of Fifa and from me in meetings with the authorities. Today they know that with the Fifa Foundation this money is in good hands and will serve the purpose for which it is intended ».