Brazil football sponsorship under scrutiny, Blatter to resign

2015-06-03T00:00:00

A large-scale sponsorship deal signed between “a multinational sportswear company headquartered in the U.S.” and the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) in 1996 came under scrutiny last week as part of an investigation by U.S. authorities that alleged “rampant, systemic and deep-rooted” corruption in organized football.

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