The Swiss justice ministry has approved the extradition of Costa Rican national Eduardo Li to the United States of America. Li is the former head of the Costa Rican Football Federation and one of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on May 27. Their arrest came on the heels of a US indictment on bribe charges as regards football television rights.
“The Federal Office of Justice (FoJ) has approved the extradition of Eduardo Li to the USA. The Costa-Rican citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ’s ruling,” the FOJ statement stated.
“Li massively influenced the competitive situation and distorted the market for media rights in connection with the World Cup qualifying matches,
“Other sports marketing companies were placed at a disadvantage. Furthermore, among other things the Costa Rican Football Federation was prevented from negotiating marketing agreements which might have been more favourable,” the statement further stated.
On Tuesday, former FIFA Vice President, Jack Warner and American, Chuck Blazer were banned from all football-related activities
