2015 FIFA corruption case Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May 2015. Hours later, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed an additional 16 indictments for criminal schemes; as well, former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb pleaded guilty to money laundering, wire fraud and racketeering. On 21 December, the FIFA Ethics Committee banned both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years from all football-related activity organised by FIFA after being found guilty of a £1.3 million ($2 million) "disloyal payment" made to Platini in 2011. Blatter said he would appeal the verdict. On 9 January 2016, the FIFA Emergency Committee decided
Football Line). In francophone Quebec, where Canadian football is more popular, the Canadian code is known as while American football is known as and association football is known as . Of the 45 national FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, most currently use "Football" in their organisations' official names; the FIFA affiliates in Canada and the United States use "Soccer" in their names. A few FIFA affiliates have recently "normalised" to using "Football", including: Several of the football codes are the most popular team sports in the world. Globally, association football