Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo has agreed to be extradited to his native Uruguay to face corruption charges but the United States, also pursuing him, can challenge the move, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said yesterday.

If the United States does not agree that Figueredo, a former vice-president of the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL, be extradited to Uruguay, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said it would decide where he will be sent.

Switzerland had approved Figueredo’s extradition to the United States in September. He is accused of having taken bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the award of soccer broadcast rights.

The case is part of a broad corruption investigation that has shaken soccer’s global governing body and triggered the provisional suspension of its long-time chief, Sepp Blatter.

Figueredo, 83, had appealed to Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court against his extradition to the United States.

On October 13, Uruguay submitted a formal request for Figueredo’s extradition.

Authorities in Montevideo also accuse him of abusing his office for personal gain.

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