×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Kenya's Bold Newspaper
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

37 days to GO! FBI back at FIFA, teaming up to protect the World Cup

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn't increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data released Wednesday, Oct. 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

The FBI has been back at FIFA this week, working with soccer's governing body to protect the World Cup in Qatar from potential crime including match-fixing.

Federal investigators from the United States joined a panel meeting in Zurich that included Interpol and betting monitoring experts to oversee "timely handling of integrity matters" at the tournament that starts on Nov. 20, FIFA said on Thursday.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Junior Starlets gear up for World Cup qualifier encounter against Uganda
Athletics
Under-20 talents to face off in battle for tickets to world event in Eugene
By Mose Sammy 6 hrs ago
Golf
Over 2,500 players to battle it out in Duracoat Golf Masters Series
By Mike Kihaki 13 hrs ago
Sports
Sh11 B more to beat AFCON 2027 deadline