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FIFA Elections To Hold On Friday Despite Arrests

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Published: 2015/05/28
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President of  FIFA, Joseph Blatter, attendsthe press conference following the meeting of the FIFA executive comittee in Zurich, on March 21, 2013.  AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON        (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images)

Current president Sepp Blatter — seeking a fifth consecutive term — goes up against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the elections.

7 officials were arrested over charges that they received over £100 million in bribes, including vice-president Jeffrey Webb.

The 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively, are now the subjects of criminal investigations.

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The effect of the investigations will however be minimal, as FIFA has ruled that a revote is not an option.

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