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Urgent: Several defenders have confessed, Lynch

Xinhua, May 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Several football officials have confessed corruption, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday during a news conferences detailing the arrest of 14 FIFA officials.

The defenders include two current FIFA Vice Presidents and the current and former presidents of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

Chief Richard Weber of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) said they have shown "red card" to FIFA. Endi