Actor-director Ben Affleck is to help produce a feature film about the corruption scandal that has rocked FIFA, the author of an upcoming book said yesterday.

Affleck and his friend since childhood, actor Matt Damon, will be among the producers of the as yet un-titled movie for Hollywood studio Warner Bros, the author, US reporter Ken Bensinger, told Reuters.

It is expected to focus on the role of American Chuck Blazer, a former FIFA official.

Bensinger said that actor John Goodman had been mentioned as a possible option to portray the 70-year-old Blazer, who has a curly white beard and has in the past tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds.

A spokeswoman for Goodman said she was not aware of any discussions about the part.

The deal was first reported on Friday by trade paper The Hollywood Reporter.

Blazer, the former general secretary of CONCACAF, has secretly provided US prosecutors with information about alleged bribery and kickbacks in connection with bidding to host the 1998 and 2010 soccer World Cups.

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