2 FIFA officials arrested in new round of pre-dawn raids

Two FIFA officials were arrested at the request of U.S. authorities on Thursday in a widening bribery case that has rocked soccer's scandal-hit governing body.
Swiss police made pre-dawn raids at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel in downtown Zurich, the same place where arrests on May 27 sparked the FIFA corruption crisis. Switzerland's justice ministry said in a statement the two men, who were not identified, are "suspected of accepting bribes of millions of dollars."

The bribes are linked to marketing rights for the Copa America and World Cup qualifying matches, the statement said. "FIFA is aware of the actions taken today by the U.S. Department of Justice," the governing body said in a statement.

 "FIFA will continue to co-operate fully with the U.S. investigation as permitted by Swiss law, as well as with the investigation being led by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General. FIFA will have no further comment on today's developments."