NEW YORK: Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, the first of 14 suspects indicted in a global corruption scandal rocking world football to agree to extradition, has arrived in the United States, US media reports said on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

The New York Times reported that Webb was “currently in the United States,” quoting a person who has been briefed on the investigation. CNN reported that he arrived in New York on Wednesday, quoting a law enforcement official.

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