El Salvador court approves extradition of former football boss to U.S


The sun is reflected in FIFA's logo in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the extradition of the country's former football federation president, Reynaldo Vasquez, who is wanted in the United States in connection with a probe targeting alleged corruption in the sport.

Supreme Court judge Sidney Blanco said the extradition order was approved by 15 judges after an arrest warrant from the United States that had been missing was added to the file.

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