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Ex-Costa Rican soccer chief banned for life by FIFA
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Li is one of 42 individuals and entities charged in a U.S. investigation into the biggest corruption scandal in the history of FIFA. He was among seven soccer officials arrested at a Zurich luxury hotel in May 2015. Li, who was also a former member of the executive of CONCACAF, the regional confederation for North and Central America, pleaded guilty in a U.S federal court in October to taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. U.S. prosecutors alleged Li and others engaged in schemes involving over US$200 million in bribes and kickbacks that were sought and received by soccer officials for...
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