The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday for his role in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal. The sentencing of the 60-year-old Napout came just a week after the former boss of Brazilian football, Jose Maria Marin, was jailed for four years in connection with the same case. – ‘Among the most culpable’ –Prosecutors said Napout deserved less mercy than Marin as he was “among the most culpable” among all those indicted. Marin and Napout were convicted, and one other — Peruvian former football boss Manuel Burga — was acquitted. The US investigation also precipitated the downfall of longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his former heir apparent, Michel Platini.

Source: Punch August 29, 2018 20:15 UTC