President of Chile's Football Federation Sergio Jadue speaks at the draw of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana tournament at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, on the outskirts of Asuncion July 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno
ZURICH (Reuters) - Two leading former South American football officials, including one who sat on FIFA's executive committee, were banned for life on Friday as the fallout continued from the graft scandal that has engulfed the sport.
The ethics committee of football's ruling body said in a statement that Chilean FA president Sergio Jadue and former Colombian FA president Luis Bedoya had been found guilty of five offences under the federation's code of ethics including bribery.
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