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Former Peru soccer chief arrested amid FIFA graft probe

  •   Sun, Dec 06 2015 12:55:01 PM

Lima, Dec 6 (IANS): The former president of Peru's soccer federation Manuel Burga was arrested amid an ongoing US-led investigation into corruption at the sport's world governing body FIFA.

Burga was among 16 people, including current and former Latin American soccer chiefs, who were charged with bribery schemes by the US officials, Xinhua reported.

Burga, 58, who was head of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for 12 years till 2014, denied wrongdoing as police arrested him on Saturday in Lima.

"I reiterate that I'm innocent. I haven't received any bungs or bribes," Burga said.

Burga was suspected of receiving bribes and kickbacks for granting broadcasting rights of Copa America matches to company Torneos y Campeonatos (TyC).
  

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