A former South American football official has been acquitted of a corruption charge stemming from the Fifa bribery scandal. A former South American football official has been acquitted of a corruption charge stemming from the Fifa bribery scandal. Jurors found Manuel Burga, the 60-year-old former president of Peru's football federation, not guilty of a single racketeering conspiracy charge. Burga's lawyer claimed there was no proof he took bribes. "I would submit to you that never has more been made of less evidence," said Burga's lawyer, Bruce Udolf.

Source: Irish Independent December 26, 2017 16:23 UTC