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FBI investigating fresh bribery allegations against Blatter

Sepp Blatter is facing a fresh probe from the FBI with FIFA's disgraced president having been linked to a $100million (£66.2m) bribery scandal, according to a BBC investigation.

A BBC Panorama documentary, titled 'Panorama: Fifa, Blatter and Me' to be aired on Monday, claims sports marketing company ISL allegedly paid ex-FIFA executive Ricardo Teixeira and the former president Joao Havelange.

According to the Panorama investigation, the FBI is probing payments made from ISL to FIFA and officers have allegedly seen a letter from Havelange that revealed Blatter had "full knowledge of all activities" and was "always apprised" of them.

Blatter is planning to stand down as president of FIFA in February next year after 17 years at the head of football's world governing body.

The 79-year-old is currently serving a 90-day suspension from FIFA and will appear in front of an ethics committee later this month.