former deputy secretary jerome cha champagne. the head of musa bility. and infantino. the corruption scandal engulfing fifa came to light in may after u.s. prosecutors indicted 14 people. among them were nine fifa officials. u.s. investigators suspect that over a 20-year period the defendants paid or offered bribes of over $150 million for media and marketing rights. blater announced he would step down after a new president is elected. he held the post since 19 8. he and the vice president felt the heat from scandal. both have been handed a 90-day provisional ban from football and swiss prosecutors are investigating a payment of 2 million swiss francs made between the two in 2011. flatini filed his candidacy to run for the fifa presidency and was considered a front-runner before the ban. he is not admitted as a candidate at this time, though he could still contend. the probe is covering other officials including fifa's former vice president from south korea. he announced he would run, but the ethics committee says he violated rules when considering hosts for the 2018 a