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Former Peru soccer boss arrested

Xinhua, December 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former Peruvian Football Federation president Manuel Burga was arrested late Friday amid a widening investigation into FIFA corruption scandal.

Burga is among 16 officials charged on Thursday with multi-million dollar bribery schemes for marketing rights in connection with soccer tournaments.

They are all from the South American confederation (CONMEBOL) and North and Central American and Caribbean governing body (CONCACAF). Endi