Rafael Salguero Explained

Rafael Salguero
Birth Name:Rafael Salguero Sandoval
Birth Date:3 December 1946
Nationality:Guatemalan
Known For:Former member of FIFA Executive Committee

Rafael Salguero Sandoval (born 3 December 1946) is a Guatemalan football administrator and a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee.[1]

In 2016, Salguero pleaded guilty to multiple corruption charges after admitting he accepting a bribe in return for his vote for the 2018 World Cup.[2] [3] After spending three years under house arrest, he was eventually fined 100,000 CHF and banned from FIFA for 7 years.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SALGUERO SANDOVAL Rafael - Guatemala. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530001903/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/committees/people=37653/index.html. dead. May 30, 2015. FIFA. 29 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Ex-FIFA official sentenced in corruption case . According to a transcript of his plea that was unsealed earlier this week, he told a judge that as a member of FIFA's executive committee he was approached by someone offering to buy his vote awarding hosting rights to Russia for the 2018 World Cup. He said he tried to collect the bribe after the vote, but failed to get it. . ESPN.com . 6 December 2018 . 13 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Former FIFA official sentenced to time served in bribery scandal . 2022-11-18 . NBC News . en.
  4. Web site: Football: Former Guatemalan association chief Salguero avoids jail over Fifa scandal . The Straits Times . 7 December 2018 . 13 August 2019.
  5. Web site: FIFA bans, fines former Guatemalan FA president Salguero . Reuters U.S. . 13 March 2019 . 13 August 2019.

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