Fifa trial: two ex-soccer officials found guilty on multiple charges of corruption Read moreIt had been five long weeks of detailed evidence in a trial awash with controversy. The evidence against the three men was so overwhelming it was like torrential rain, said assistant US prosecutor Sam Nitze during his summing up. But the court in Brooklyn heard direct testimony that a senior Fifa official had received at least $1m in exchange for his support. What was presented at trial is undoubtedly a fraction of the evidence the US government has in its possession. Marin has remained under house arrest at trial, commuting from his $3.5m apartment at Trump Tower in Manhattan every day.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2017 19:18 UTC