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Analysts: US Prosecutors Followed the Money Trail in FIFA Scandal

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It's a scandal that has shaken fans and nations enamored of one of the world's most popular sports, soccer. U.S. charges against more than a dozen people involving the game's main organization, FIFA, focused on decades-old rumors of corruption and bribery. As VOA's Robert Raffaele explains, analysts say alleged links to U.S.-based financial institutions pushed U.S. prosecutors to take a closer look at the organization.