May 27, 2015 5:23 PM

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FIFA officials arrested on graft charges after launch of World Cup inquiry

Two criminal probes into corruption at football's governing body FIFA are under way, after seven senior officials were arrested in Zurich on US charges. Separately, Swiss prosecutors launched a criminal case into the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively. The US Justice Department says nine football officials are among 14 people indicted on corruption charges. FIFA plans to go ahead with elections for its next President on Friday. Incumbent President Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. He was not one of those arrested. Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan – Mr Blatter's rival for the Fifa presidency – described the arrests as a sad day for football. FIFA's Zurich headquarters has also been raided, with electronic data and documents seized.

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