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EU Commission calls for FIFA reforms

Seven FIFA officials arrested and 18 people connected to football indicted on corruption charges
Seven FIFA officials arrested and 18 people connected to football indicted on corruption charges

The European Union has called for FIFA to reform quickly in the wake of a corruption scandal engulfing football's governing body, saying that the sport's integrity was at stake.

The EU was among many voices calling for reform after a week which saw seven FIFA officials arrested and 18 people connected to football indicted on corruption charges by the US Justice Department.

The Commission however declined to back calls in some quarters of Europe for a boycott of the World Cup scheduled to take place in Russia in 2018.