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The US lawyer for former Brazilian national football federation president Jose Maria Marin arrives at court in New York. His client, the first bigwig convicted in the United States in the FIFA corruption scandal that disgraced world football, is to receive his sentence later in the day. IMAGES
The two men were found to 'abuse' their positions according to the Fifa ethics committee. Although Blatter confessed to feel very sorry for himself on Monday, the general public doesn't support him.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte arrives at prosecutor's office to give a statement in 'Rolexgate', a case in which she is being investigated for the crime of illicit enrichment for allegedly possessing undeclared luxury watches and jewelry, a scandal that has shaken the shaky foundations of her government. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris courthouse to hear the verdict of the appeal trial in the 'Bygmalion' case. Sarkozy was previously sentenced to a year in prison for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy is back at Paris Court House this Friday to answer questions in his appeal trial about illegal campaign financing during his 2012 failed re-election bid. The Former head of state was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in 2021 in what has been dubbed the "Bygmalion case". Conservative Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his one term in office from 2007 until 2012, and has been charged separately with corruption, bribery, influence-peddling, and breaking campaign financing laws. IMAGES