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FIFA panel bans three former soccer officials for life

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FIFA’s ethics watchdogs have banned three former soccer officials from Guam, Nicaragua and Venezuela for life as part of efforts to address widespread corruption in the sport, the world football governing body said on Tuesday.

The latest officials to be hit by FIFA bans are the former Guam Football Association President and a former member of the FIFA audit and compliance committee Richard Lai; the former Nicaraguan Football Association president and a former FIFA development officer Julio Rocha; and former Venezuelan Football Association president Rafael Esquivel.

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