July 30, 2016 11:10 AM

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Ex-Guatemalan soccer chief Jimenez pleads guilty to US bribery charges

A former head of Guatemala's football federation, Brayan Jimenez has pleaded guilty in a US court to racketeering and wire fraud.The 62-year old now faces up to 20 years in prison for each count. Prosecutors say he received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to award lucrative marketing rights to his country's World Cup qualifying matches to a Florida based company.He was arrested in Guatemala in January and later extradited to the US. He is among more than 40 individuals and entities from around the globe charged as part of a major corruption investigation at Fifa, the world governing body of world football.

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