Richard Weber

'It was all about the timing': Authorities say US & Swiss raids at FIFA were carefully coordinated

They knew that the moment to strike would come when FIFA, the sport's governing body, held its annual congress in Zurich, gathering all of its top officials — including the main suspects in a far-reaching U.S. corruption probe.

Sepp Blatter: The most powerful and the most divisive man in world football

A major new corruption scandal at FIFA has brought a new spotlight on the role of the 79-year-old Blatter who divides the world's most popular sport.

'It was a World Cup of fraud and we are showing FIFA a red card,' says IRS chief Weber

The United States accused soccer officials of corrupting a sport loved by billions Wednesday, warning the investigation is not over and seeking the extradition of suspects arrested in Switzerland.