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Brazilian football boss Del Nero banned for 90 days: Fifa

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ZURICH: Brazilian soccer chief Marco Polo del Nero was banned for 90 days by Fifa on Friday while he is investigated over possible unethical conduct, the global body said in a statement.


Del Nero, a former member of Fifa’s executive committee, was among 42 soccer officials and sports marketing executives indicted in the United States in 2015 in a corruption scandal that sparked the biggest crisis in Fifa’s history. Brazil does not allow the extradition of its own citizens and Del Nero had remained as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) until Friday’s decision.


Del Nero, 76, has denied wrongdoing while the CBF could not immediately be contacted for comment on Friday.


His two immediate predecessors, Jose Maria Marin and Ricardo Teixeira, were also among those indicted in the United States. Marin is currently standing trial in the US alongside former South American Football Confederation president Juan Napout and former Peruvian football boss Manuel Burga.


 — Reuters


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