Linchpin of Brazil football business central to FIFA corruption sweep


SAO PAULO (Reuters) - To help bring corruption charges against some of the most powerful men in world football, prosecutors in the United States convinced a Brazilian sports mogul to confess to a life at the nexus of money, football and graft.

José Hawilla, 71, the founder of sports marketing company Traffic, has spent decades connecting football officials with surging revenues from broadcast and advertising rights, while dodging investigations from Brazilian lawmakers and prosecutors.

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