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Sixteen more officials have been charged by US authorities investigating corruption at Fifa.
The new indictment, released by the Department of Justice in Washington, comes hours after the arrest of two Fifa vice-presidents in Zurich.
Former Brazil football federation chief Ricardo Teixeira was among those accused of being "involved in criminal schemes involving well over $200m (£132m) in bribes and kickbacks".
Fifa said it would "fully co-operate".
The current and former senior football executives charged are:
Alfredo Hawit - Fifa vice-president and Concacaf president
Ariel Alvarado - Fifa disciplinary committee member and former Panamanian football chief
Rafael Callejas - former president of Honduras - and its football association
Brayan Jimenez - Guatemala FA chief and member of the Fifa committee for fair play and social responsibility.
Rafael Salguero - Former Fifa executive committee member and Guatemala football chief
Hector Trujillo - general secretary of Guatemala FA
Reynaldo Vasquez - former El Salvador FA president
Juan Angel Napout - Fifa vice-president and Conmebol president
Manuel Burga - Fifa development committee member and former Peru FA president
Carlos Chavez - Conmebol treasurer
Luis Chiriboga - Ecuador football
president
Marco Polo del Nero - Brazil football president
Eduardo Deluca - former Conmebol general secretary
Jose Luis Meiszner - Conmebol general secretary
Romer Osuna - Bolivian Fifa audit and compliance committee member
Ricardo Teixeira - former Brazil FA chief
The numbers
The new 236-page indictment now alleges a total of 27 defendants engaged in a number of schemes involving selling lucrative media and marketing rights to international soccer tournaments and matches, among other valuable rights and properties.
The total number of individuals and entities - such as sports marketing companies - charged to date is now 41. Of those, 12 individuals and two sports marketing companies have already been convicted as a result of the ongoing investigation.
The convicted defendants have agreed to forfeit more than $190m (£125m). And more than $100m (£66m) has been seized in the US and abroad in connection with the alleged criminal activity. The US has also asked 13 other countries to help them seize assets.
The new indictment, released by the Department of Justice in Washington, comes hours after the arrest of two Fifa vice-presidents in Zurich.
Former Brazil football federation chief Ricardo Teixeira was among those accused of being "involved in criminal schemes involving well over $200m (£132m) in bribes and kickbacks".
Fifa said it would "fully co-operate".
The current and former senior football executives charged are:
Alfredo Hawit - Fifa vice-president and Concacaf president
Ariel Alvarado - Fifa disciplinary committee member and former Panamanian football chief
Rafael Callejas - former president of Honduras - and its football association
Brayan Jimenez - Guatemala FA chief and member of the Fifa committee for fair play and social responsibility.
Rafael Salguero - Former Fifa executive committee member and Guatemala football chief
Hector Trujillo - general secretary of Guatemala FA
Reynaldo Vasquez - former El Salvador FA president
Juan Angel Napout - Fifa vice-president and Conmebol president
Manuel Burga - Fifa development committee member and former Peru FA president
Carlos Chavez - Conmebol treasurer
Luis Chiriboga - Ecuador football
president
Marco Polo del Nero - Brazil football president
Eduardo Deluca - former Conmebol general secretary
Jose Luis Meiszner - Conmebol general secretary
Romer Osuna - Bolivian Fifa audit and compliance committee member
Ricardo Teixeira - former Brazil FA chief
The numbers
The new 236-page indictment now alleges a total of 27 defendants engaged in a number of schemes involving selling lucrative media and marketing rights to international soccer tournaments and matches, among other valuable rights and properties.
The total number of individuals and entities - such as sports marketing companies - charged to date is now 41. Of those, 12 individuals and two sports marketing companies have already been convicted as a result of the ongoing investigation.
The convicted defendants have agreed to forfeit more than $190m (£125m). And more than $100m (£66m) has been seized in the US and abroad in connection with the alleged criminal activity. The US has also asked 13 other countries to help them seize assets.