Fifagate: appeals denied for two key former LatAm officialsJuan Angel Napout was sentenced in 2017 to nine years in prison. It was the longest sentence of any of the accused in the "Fifagate" scandal that rocked world football's governing body. Napout -- head of Conmebol (the South American Football Confederation) between 2014 and 2015 -- was denied early release in April, with the judge citing the risk of him fleeing house arrest. The appeals court ruling issued in New York said the two men claimed the convictions were "impermissible" as the incidents took place outside the United States. Marin was the first major football official found guilty and sent to prison in the United States as part of the "Fifagate" scandal.

Source: Bangkok Post June 22, 2020 23:26 UTC