BERNE (Reuters) - FIFA has temporarily suspended a member of its financial watchdog after he was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering in his native Cayman Islands, soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.
Domenico Scala, head of FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee, said that although preliminary investigations had not established any connection between the allegations and Canover Watson's role in football, Watson had been relieved of his duties while the investigation continues.
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