Fifa officials, clockwise from top left, Rafael Esquivel, Nicolás Leoz, Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, José Maria Marin, Eugenio Figueredo and Eduardo Li, who are among those charged by the US Department of Justice with allegedly receiving bribes worth more than $100m.
“On July 1, the U.S. embassy in Bern sent Switzerland formal extradition requests within the time-frame set down in the bilateral extradition treaty,’’ the Federal Office of Justice said in a statement.
The seven officials were arrested in Zurich on May 27, the first day of a FIFA Executive Congress.
The extradition process ESPN reports, is, however, likely to be a lengthy one as the seven can challenge any extradition ruling, and can appeal to two higher courts.
All seven men detained in Zurich, including three current and former members of FIFA’s executive committee, already have objected to extradition. They face around 20 years in prison if convicted of the charges.
The extradition requests are based on a U.S. probe into alleged bribery worth more than $100 million involving high-ranking officials at football’s world governing body.
Read more about the indicted FIFA officials from BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32897171her he was involved in any corruption. Mr Warner returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where he became minister of securit