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Fifa suspect Eugenio Figueredo faces extradition to US
Source: BBC
Fifa suspect Eugenio Figueredo faces extradition to US
17 September 2015 Europe
Switzerland says it has approved the extradition of a Uruguayan football official accused of taking bribes.
Eugenio Figueredo was one of seven officials with Fifa, world football's governing body, who were arrested in Zurich on 27 May.
He is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said.
He has 30 days to appeal against his extradition to the US.
Mr Figueredo is a former vice-president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and was a vice-president of Fifa.
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17 September 2015 Europe
Switzerland says it has approved the extradition of a Uruguayan football official accused of taking bribes.
Eugenio Figueredo was one of seven officials with Fifa, world football's governing body, who were arrested in Zurich on 27 May.
He is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said.
He has 30 days to appeal against his extradition to the US.
Mr Figueredo is a former vice-president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and was a vice-president of Fifa.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34282632