• João Havelange wrote that Blatter knew approximately $100m scandal
• FBI began looking into case before Fifa arrests in May 2015The FBI is investigating the role of Sepp Blatter in the $100m ISL scandal after the suspended Fifa president appeared to be implicated by his predecessor,according to a BBC Panorama documentary to be screened on Monday night. In a letter obtained by the FBI, and forwarded to Swiss authorities with a request for help, or the former Fifa president João Havelange appears to say: “Mr Blatter had full knowledge of all activities,” and was “always apprised to them”.
The FBI’s request was sent before the dramatic May arrests that sparked Blatter’s downfall and a full-blown crisis at world football’s governing body.
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Source: theguardian.com