Skip to main content

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 20, 2015 shows then FIFA president Sepp Blatter looking on as fake dollar notes fly around him, thrown by a British comedian during a press conference at the FIFA world-body headquarter's in Zurich. Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and two deputies 'enriched themselves' with $80 million, the FIFA announced on June 3, 2016.FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP / Getty Images

FIFA lawyers say former top officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and World Cup bonuses totalling $80-million over 5 years.

FIFA says the contracted payments appear to break Swiss law, and evidence will be given to American and Swiss federal prosecutors who are investigating corruption implicating the world soccer body.

FIFA revealed details of the contracts of its former president Blatter, fired former secretary general Valcke and fired finance director Kattner one day after Swiss police raided FIFA to seize evidence.

The raid included searches in the office of Kattner who was fired last week.

Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber opened criminal proceedings against Blatter last September, and against Valcke in March.

Both are suspected of criminal mismanagement of FIFA money.

Interact with The Globe