Brazilian FIFA official agrees to US extradition

Switzerland’s justice ministry says 2014 World Cup organising head Jose Maria Marin of Brazil has agreed to be extradited to the United States as part of a criminal investigation into football’s world governing body, FIFA.  Marin, former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, was arrested along with six other FIFA officials in May and has been in Swiss custody ever since. The US had submitted a request for his extradition in July based on an arrest warrant issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.  Marin is accused of accepting millions of dollars of bribes from sports marketing companies concerning the sale of marketing rights for the Copa America tournaments for 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2023, as well as for the Copa do Brasil for the 2013-2022 period.  He also faces allegations of sharing the money with other football officials. He is accused of diverting funds from two of FIFA’s continental confederations, as well as from ...