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"Double deals" common in FIFA's "murky world", says Australian sports official

 

An Australian sports administrator involved in the failed bid for Australia to host football's 2022 World Cup said on Thursday the arrests of FIFA officials in Switzerland came as no surprise.

Swiss police arrested seven high-ranking FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) officials during a dawn raid on a five-star Zurich hotel on Wednesday, as US authorities charged more officials of taking more than 150 million U.S. dollars in bribes.

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