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Switzerland Investigates FIFA Chief

Switzerland has opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the president of world football (soccer) body FIFA. The Swiss attorney general's office announced the probe into the possible criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of FIFA funds on Friday. The attorney general's office said "The office of the FIFA president has been searched and data seized." The Blatter investigation comes amid an ongoing corruption investigation into the leadership of the...

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