Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Corruption Scandal in Latin America Takes Shine Off Copa America

(Version anglaise seulement)

It should be South America's showpiece soccer tournament. Instead the Copa America kicks off in Chile on Thursday as a widening U.S.-led investigation lifts the lid on rampant corruption among the sport's top officials. The probe has exposed a criminal enterprise running from racketeering and bribery to wire fraud and money laundering, and the list of suspects now facing extradition to the United States reads like a who's who of Latin America's soccer establishment. On...

Lire l'article complet