体坛英语资讯：Judge approves extradition of former CONMEBOL boss Leoz
<p><span word="ASUNCION">ASUNCION</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 16-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Paraguayan">Paraguayan</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Leoz">Leoz</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Leoz">Leoz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 89-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="Ricardo">Ricardo</span> <span word="Preda">Preda</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="Leoz">Leoz</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="after">after</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="successor">successor</span>, <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="Napout">Napout</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Burga">Burga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span> <span word="Del">Del</span> <span word="Nero">Nero</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="probed">probed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="laid">laid</span>.</p>
页:
[1]