“As unfortunate as these events are, it should be clear that we welcome the actions and the investigations by the US and Swiss authorities and believe that it will help to reinforce measures that Fifa has already taken to root out any wrongdoing in
Qatar World Cup REUTERS/Francois LenoirMembers of Qatar's delegation in Zurich on December 2, 2010, after the announcement that Qatar would be host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
As the Justice Department arrested or indicted 14 FIFA and media officials in dramatic early morning raids, Swiss authorities announced a criminal investigation of their own, into allegations of corruption and bribery related to
American prosecutors on Wednesday accused nine senior current or former Fifa officials – seven of whom, including Fifa vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio Figueredo, were arrested in dawn raids at a five-star hotel in Switzerland – of “hijacking”
"Our disappointment and concern with FIFA in light of today's developments is profound."