Eduardo Li
Eduardo Li | |
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| Born | Eduardo Li Sánchez 11 November 1958[1] |
| Nationality | Costa Rican |
Eduardo Li Sánchez (Chinese: 爱德华多·李·桑切斯; pinyin: Àidéhuáduō·lǐ·sāngqièsī, born 11 November 1958) is a Costa Rican football administrator, FIFA executive committee member-elect, CONCACAF executive committee member, and former Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUT) president. He co-founded Puntarenas F.C. with Adrián Castro Velásquez in June 2004. His paternal Chinese grandfather immigrated to Costa Rica in 1920.[2]
Li is involved in the 2015 FIFA corruption case, and was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the US.[3] Li was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[4]
On 18 December 2015, he was extradited to the United States.[5]
In October 2016 Li pleaded guilty to three charges in the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York. He admitted to have accepted more than $500,000 in bribes from different companies for television rights to Costa Rican football games for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Li was also charged with money laundering and wire fraud.[6][7]
In 2017 the FIFA suspended him for life.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Executive Committee". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "FIFA-Gate: Costa Rica's Eduardo Li allegedly received 6-figure bribe, says US indictment". The Tico Times.
- ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Schmidt, Michael S.; Rashbaum, William K.; Borden, Sam. "FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Blatter Isn't Among Them". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Jauregui, Andres (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Banned From Football-Related Activities In Wake Of Scandal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Eduardo Li se declara inocente pero seguirá detenido en Estados Unidos". nacion.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Eduardo Li pleads guilty in FIFA fraud case". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Ruiz, Rebecca R. (7 October 2016). "Costa Rican Soccer Official Pleads Guilty in FIFA Corruption Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Eduardo Li for life -". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "FIFA life ban for Li in bribery case". ESPN.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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