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| Fifa suspect Eugenio Figueredo faces extradition to US | |
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| Switzerland says it has approved the extradition of a Uruguayan football official accused of taking bribes. | Switzerland says it has approved the extradition of a Uruguayan football official accused of taking bribes. |
| Eugenio Figueredo was one of seven officials with Fifa, world football's governing body, who were arrested in Zurich on 27 May. | Eugenio Figueredo was one of seven officials with Fifa, world football's governing body, who were arrested in Zurich on 27 May. |
| He is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said. | He is accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars relating to Copa America tournaments, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said. |
| He has 30 days to appeal against his extradition to the US. | He has 30 days to appeal against his extradition to the US. |
| Mr Figueredo is a former vice-president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and is a former vice-president of Fifa. | |
| The Swiss statement said he is accused of taking bribes from a Uruguayan sports marketing company over the sale of marketing rights to the Copa America tournaments in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2023. | |
| It also said he is accused of gaining US citizenship "fraudulently by submitting forged medical reports in 2005 and 2006". |