Venezuelan soccer official Esquivel agrees to US extradition

Venezuelan soccer official Rafael Esquivel has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to face charges in the United States in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the sport, the......

Venezuela avoid FIFA WC ban

Venezuela averted an international ban by FIFA on Friday when the local soccer federation held elections and ended a dispute that nearly derailed its hopes of reaching the 2006 World Cup finals.......

Swiss justice office blocked bank accounts in FIFA probe

Flags are pictured in front of the headquarters of soccer's international governing body FIFA in Zurich, on Wednesday. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters The Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ)......

Factbox - Soccer officials arrested in Switzerland

Flags are pictured in front of the headquarters of soccer's international governing body FIFA in Zurich. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters FIFA officials, including current FIFA vice-president and......

Plea talks under way in FIFA bribery case as US trial date set

IMAGE: FIFA logo outside their headquarters in Zurich. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images Several defendants charged in a wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer's global governing......