FIFA Claim "Damaged Party" Following Allegations Of Corruption

After several FIFA officials were arrested in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, De Gregorio has stated that president Sepp Blatter and general secretary Jerome Valcke aren't involved in the allegations but insisted that FIFA will cooperate fully with the investigations.

De Gregorio confirmed in a press conference that the FIFA presidential election will go ahead as planned on Friday.

"I wish to repeat in this case that FIFA is the damaged party, this leads to the fact that there were no searches within the offices of FIFA. We co-operate with the information requested because it is of our highest interest that open questions can be answered"

"The general secretary and the president are not involved, as to the names of the people published I am unable to comment. There is hardly anything we can say to the current procedure, it is once again FIFA suffering under these circumstances."said De Gregorio

"FIFA initiated this process on 18 November last year, FIFA lodged a legal complaint with the federal attorney that had to do with the 2018 and 2022 World Cups"

"While the timing may not obviously be the best, FIFA welcomes this process and FIFA cooperates fully with the attorney general of Switzerland and Federal Office of Justice and it corresponds to all requests for information,"De Gregorio told a press conference.