Police arrest football officials following raid on FIFA hotel in Switzerland

Police arrested FIFA officials early on Wednesday in Switzerland for extradition to the United States where they are to face corruption charges.

Local police did not want to go into details, speaking only of "various measures," according to the SDA news agency.

The New York Times said the arrests were carried out as officials from football's world governing body were gathered at the Baur au Lac hotel ahead of their annual congress on Friday when the authorities raided the premises.

The charges they face include racketeering and money laundering in connection with alleged corruption in FIFA including World Cup bids and broadcasting deals, the report quoted law enforcement officials as saying.

Those detained included Eduardo Li, president of the Costa Rican football federation, the New York Times said.

Prosecutors were to unseal an indictment against several FIFA officials, including some not in Zurich, the report said, citing unnamed officials.

They included Jeffrey Webb, president of the Cayman Islands football association and FIFA vice president, Eugenio Figueredo of Uruguay, another FIFA vice president and former president of South America's football association, and Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago, a ex-vice president of FIFA and president of the Caribbean Football Union.