The London INDEPENDENT noted it is a "good job" for soccer that the U.S. – "a country so often maligned and mocked for its late adoption of the sport – has emerged so spectacularly on its side." The DESERET NEWS runs with the header, "Salt Lake Olympic Scandal 'Set A Precedent' For U.S. Prosecution Of FIFA." The N.Y. TIMES details the scene at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, where the arrests were made. FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.com writes a "comprehensive investigation" might find FIFA's sctructure "makes soccer vulnerable to corruption."
Former CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer is featured in several profiles, with the N.Y. POST describing him as a "high-living fat cat" who "went to work for the FBI rather than face tax-fraud charges." The N.Y. TIMES writes faced with legal difficulties, Blazer "became a cooperating witness, a knowing insider whose testimony helped lead investigators through the murky world of international soccer." YAHOO SPORTS runs with the header, "Meet The American Informant In The FBI's Investigation Of FIFA Corruption."
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