体坛英语资讯：Former Honduras president embroiled in FIFA graft case dies
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 4-- <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Callejas">Callejas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sprawling">sprawling</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 76-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1990 <span word="to">to</span> 1994, <span word="Callejas">Callejas</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2002 <span word="to">to</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Callejas">Callejas</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="racketeering">racketeering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Orlando">Orlando</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Callejas">Callejas</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Norma">Norma</span> <span word="Regina">Regina</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Callejas">Callejas</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>," <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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