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FIFA Incarceration News: Sepp Blatter Not Arrested, 2018 and 2022 World Cup Go Ahead as Planned

Swiss authorities conducted an early-morning operation on Wednesday, arresting several top soccer officials and extraditing them to the United States on federal corruption charges. Backed by an F.B.I. investigation, the charges span more than 20 years and involve bids for World Cups, marketing and broadcast deals.