RICO charges dropped, but trial set for FIFA broadcasting corruption case

Trial preparations are well advanced for a long-awaited criminal corruption case where U.S. law enforcement is seeking to prosecute stakeholders for their involvement in bribes relating to the awarding and broadcasting of football tournaments, including FIFA World Cups and, in this case, the Copa Libertadores tournament.

According to documents filed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and reviewed by Sports Law Combine, the federal case has had its scope altered, but a timetable set in preparation for the trial commencing 23 May.