AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)The 22-page document submitted by RuneScape gold American lawyers staked its claim to a big share of close to $300 million in bribe money and assets seized or identified.FIFA's aggressive move was notable given its scandal-riddled past suggests a passive acceptance, at the very least, of bribe-taking in its ranks.
The strategy could pay off with tens of millions of dollars heading to FIFA, which already has $1.4 billion in reserves.But it also risks tensions with soccer bodies in North and South America, who have targeted the same pool of restitution money for themselves.Regional bodies CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, and their national member federations, believe they are the main victims, betrayed by a generation of leaders who rose in the FIFA system and took bribes from marketing rights deals and tournament hosting votes.Here are some questions about FIFA's claim
FIFA's own answer depends on when the question was asked.On May 27, after early-morning raids on FIFA headquarters and the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, the response to a spiraling crisis was to distance itself from the problem.FIFA's official line was to be pleased that corruption was being rooted out, and shift blame on the confederations whose competitions.
Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Gold Cup — were the source of most bribes linked to buy RS gold broadcasting rights.A FIFA statement noted that arrests were "for activities carried out in relation with CONCACAF and CONMEBOL business."Staff in Zurich bristled for months about media reports of the "FIFA Scandal." Now, FIFA is taking some ownership.Although FIFA was "not responsible for the criminal conduct of these officials ... the defendants misappropriated