NEW YORK: Eight defendants who have pleaded not guilty in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal should go on trial in New York in September or October 2017, a US federal judge recommended Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Judge Raymond Dearie told a court hearing it was no longer realistic to expect the defendants, who between them have negotiated bonds worth millions to live under house arrest, to face trial in spring 2017.

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