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FIFA trial: US jury convicts two ex-soccer bosses

Published December 22, 2017 Updated December 22, 2017 06:40pm

The panel returned guilty verdicts against Jose Maria Marin, former head of Brazil's Football Confederation and Juan Angel Napout, former head of Paraguayan football.

But the 12-member jury did not reach consensus on former Peru boss Manuel Burga, who faces one count of racketeering conspiracy, and will return to resume deliberations on Tuesday, after the Christmas holiday.

 

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