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发帖数: 19544 | 1 Vladimir Putin Accuses U.S. of Trying to Take Russia's World Cup
By Michele Richinick 5/28/15 at 9:28 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of interfering
with soccer and hinted at the government's attempt to invalidate his country
's successful bid to host the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the 47-count
indictment that the Department of Justice handed on Wednesday to 14 top
officials.
During a televised interview, the Russian leader on Thursday said it's "odd"
that U.S. officials launched the years-long investigation for crimes that
didn't happen inside the country's borders and don't affect Americans,
according to ESPN.
A day earlier, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch indicted nine Fédé
ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) officials, four sports
marketing executives and one intermediary on charges of racketeering, wire
fraud and money laundering conspiracy, following an FBI investigation that
began in the early 1990s. The bribes totaled more than $150 million and were
used to arrange marketing contracts, award tournament bids and fix
elections.
Lynch said the United States is involved because the defendants abused the
country's financial system and violated federal law by using its banking and
wiring facilities.
"In many instances, the defendants and their co-conspirators planned aspects
of this long-running scheme during meetings held here in the United States,
" she told reporters Wednesday in Brooklyn, New York.
Officials in Switzerland arrested seven of the defendants charged in the
indictment and opened a separate criminal investigation into the 2018 and
2022 World Cup bids in Russia and Qatar, respectively.
Putin reportedly called those arrests "yet another evident attempt to derail
Mr. [Sepp] Blatter's reelection as FIFA president." Blatter, the longtime
Swiss president of FIFA, was not charged Wednesday. Facing mounting pressure
, Blatter released a statement: "As unfortunate as these events are, it
should be clear that we welcome the actions and the investigations by the U.
S. and Swiss authorities and believe that it will help to reinforce measures
that FIFA has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in football,"
according to The New York Times.
An election that appears preordained to give Blatter a fifth term as the top
leader of FIFA is scheduled for Friday.
Putin said he is aware of the pressure Blatter faces because of his support
for Russia hosting the next World Cup in three years.
FIFA, which was established in France in 1904, now is headquartered in Zü
rich, Switzerland. The multibillion-dollar governing body is composed of 209
member associations.
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: Vladimir Putin Accuses U.S. of Trying to Take Russia's World Cup
: By Michele Richinick 5/28/15 at 9:28 AM
: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of interfering
: with soccer and hinted at the government's attempt to invalidate his country
: 's successful bid to host the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the 47-count
: indictment that the Department of Justice handed on Wednesday to 14 top
: officials.
: During a televised interview, the Russian leader on Thursday said it's "odd"
: that U.S. officials launched the years-long investigation for crimes that
: didn't happen inside the country's borders and don't affect Americans,
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发帖数: 19544 | 3 人都抓美帝来了，还不是想让他们说啥就说啥？这招狠。
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