13 Jul 2017

Disgraced FIFA whistleblower dies

3:46 pm on 13 July 2017

Chuck Blazer, the former US football official turned FIFA whistleblower, has died, according to the New York Times.

Blazer, 72, who was a member of FIFA's executive committee member from 1996 to 2013 and a former vice-president of US Soccer, admitted to taking bribes in conjunction with bids to host previous football World Cups.

In 2015, he came clean about his role in a New York federal court hearing and was banned from the sport permanently.

Disgraced FIFA officials Chuck Blazer (left) and Sepp Blatter.

Disgraced FIFA officials Chuck Blazer (left) and Sepp Blatter. Photo: Photosport