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FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer dies following battle with cancer

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Chuck Blazer, the former FIFA official who turned whistleblower and gave evidence to the FBI about football-related corruption, has died, his lawyers have announced.

The American, who had been battling cancer, served under Jack Warner as CONCACAF's general secretary but was banned for life by FIFA in July 2015.

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