Interpol adds 6 FIFA figures to international most-wanted list

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Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner is one of six people added to Interpol's most-wanted list
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On Wednesday, Interpol issued "red notices" for two former FIFA officials and four sports marketing executives, adding them to the international police agency's most-wanted list at the request of the U.S., which has warrants out for their arrest. The two FIFA officials, former vice president Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago (pictured) and Paraguayan official Nicolas Leoz, have already been arrested in their home countries, though Warner was released. The red notices mean they travel abroad at their own risk. The four sports executives are from Argentina and Brazil.

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.