US investigators continue to pursue football corruptionCARLOS BARRIA Outgoing US Attorney General Loretta Lynch says investigators still have football corruption in their crosshairs. American criminal investigators are continuing to pursue football corruption, according to outgoing Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who initiated the prosecution of fraudulent FIFA executives. RUBEN SPRICH Gianni Infantino has been fighting as FIFA president to keep the organisation going strong, as corruption scandals rocked it to its core. The scandal helped to topple FIFA President Sepp Blatter, whose 17-year reign ended in October 2015 when financial wrongdoing was unearthed in a parallel Swiss investigation. Highlighting the importance of pursuing cases against sports-related sleaze, Lynch said the FIFA investigation ''exemplifies why corruption is so corrosive'' in society.

Source: Stuff January 14, 2017 23:29 UTC