January 20 – Former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, who sprang to prominence as the man to clean up FIFA but is now under house arrest as part of the US probe into widespread corruption by football’s powerbrokers, has not been paid since shortly after becoming embroiled in FIFA’s biggest ever scandal.
As reports surfaced that Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were still taking a salary despite their respective bans, it emerged that Webb, a former FIFA vice president, is longer receiving any payment.
Webb was detained in Zurich in May along with six other soccer officials in that first dramatic wave of arrests related to bribes and kickbacks and has since been extradited to the United States.
CONCACAF has confirmed that Webb’s employment was “terminated” shortly after his arrest and that he is no longer receiving any cash either from them or from FIFA. He initially pleaded not guilty but has since changed his plea to guilty to racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. His role as Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president has also been halted.
Webb remains under house arrest in Georgia on a $10 million bond raised with the help of luxury cars, jewellery and property. He is expected to be sentenced in June.
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