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Sentencing latest chapter in FIFA scandal

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Hector Trujillo, a former judge and former secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer federation, enters Federal Court in Brooklyn for the sentencing phase of his trial in connection with a global FIFA soccer probe, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in New York. Trujillo pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in June. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Latest: Prosecutor says soccer scandal affected US banks

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, former Guatemalan judge Hector Trujillo leaves Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty in New York. Trujillo, a former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation, is set to be the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer scandal. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in federal court in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. Trujillo pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in June. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Ex-judge 1st sentenced in US in FIFA scandal, gets 8 months

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Lazio soccer team president Claudio Lotito gives a statement to the press after laying a wreath outside Rome's Synagogue, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Lazio fans have a long history of racism and anti-Semitism and the Roman club's supporters established another low over the weekend when they littered the Stadio Olimpico with superimposed images of Anne Frank _ the young diarist who died in the Holocaust _ wearing a jersey of city rival Roma. In the background left is Lazio player Felipe Anderson. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Anne Frank diary to counter anti-Semitism in Italian soccer

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

FC Barcelona supporters wave Esteladas, Catalan pro-independence flags, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Malaga at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barcelona’s vast stadium gives voice to Catalan separatism

By TALES AZZONI and JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

After 22 seasons, D.C. United will play its final match at RFK Stadium against rival New York Red Bulls on Sunday. (The WASHINGTON TIMES)

D.C. United want to leave RFK Stadium on high note

By Thomas Floyd — Special to The Washington Times

Jerome Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge his ten-year suspension imposed by FIFA in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

World Cup bribery case opened against PSG president, Valcke

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Iceland's captain Aron Gunnarsson celebrates at the end of the World Cup Group I qualifying soccer match between Iceland and Kosovo in Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson).

Iceland’s fairytale journey heading for World Cup in Russia

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Water surrounds the field during U.S. national soccer team training in Couva, Trinidad, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Team USA plays against Trinidad &amp; Tobago on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ron Blum)

Rain-soaked field obstacle for US reaching World Cup

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Among the soccer arenas under construction in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, the most magnificent is the half-built Al Wakrah Stadium. (Associated Press/File)

Qatar’s World Cup organizers block out Arab dispute

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Sept 4, 2017 file photo, Spain's Gerard Pique takes part in a training session a day prior to the World Cup Group G qualifying soccer match between Liechtenstein and Spain at the Rheinpark stadium in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has defended Gerard Pique from critics who question his loyalty to the national team because of his support for a disputed referendum on Catalan independence. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, FIle)

Lopetegui wants focus on soccer after Pique jeered by fans

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 photo, the Camp Nou stadium is illuminated in Barcelona, Spain. More than ever before, Barcelona will be more than just a club for Catalonia's separatists come Sunday. Barcelona's home match against Las Palmas falls on the day when secessionists have vowed to hold a referendum on independence from the rest of Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Barcelona caught in storm over Catalonia’s independence vote

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 photo, the Camp Nou stadium is illuminated in Barcelona, Spain. More than ever before, Barcelona will be more than just a club for Catalonia's separatists come Sunday. Barcelona's home match against Las Palmas falls on the day when secessionists have vowed to hold a referendum on independence from the rest of Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Barcelona soccer team caught in storm over Catalonia vote

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, United States goalie Hope Solo walks off the field at half time of a CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament soccer match against Mexico in Frisco, Texas. Solo says she's settled a grievance with U.S. Soccer over her suspension from the women's national team last year following comments she made at the Rio Olympics. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Hope Solo says she has settled grievance with US Soccer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press