The FIFA said Thursday that "will fully cooperate" with the US in research carried out by the Department of Justice in this country, after learning of the arrest in the last hours upon request thereof, of two of their leaders in Zurich.
In a brief statement FIFA claims to be aware of these arrests and reiterated that "it will fully cooperate, as permitted by law Switzerland ", with research carried out by the US for alleged corruption within the organisation and with which It performs the Attorney General of Switzerland.
"FIFA will not make further comment on today's events," concludes the text of the organisation, which ends Thursday in Zurich the Executive Committee meeting which began yesterday and attended by the leaders arrested.
According to US media this is the Honduran Alfredo Hawit, president of the Central American Football Confederation (CONCACAF) and FIFA vice-president and Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, also FIFA vice-president and president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).
The US Justice accused of taking bribes rising "millions of dollars" in exchange for the sale of broadcasting rights for football events played in Latin America and qualifying matches for World.
The meeting of the Executive, headed by the Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, president since the time penalty imposed in early October by the own organisation to Sepp Blatter, include in its agenda the presentation of the conclusions of the reform committee, created after learning research of American justice on FIFA.
Last May 27, on the eve of Congress Blatter re-elected as president, a position he has held since 1998, seven other leaders of the organization were also arrested Swiss city.
The incident led to the resignation of Blatter and call new presidential elections scheduled for 26 February.
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