Switzerland has noticed suspicious activity on FIFA accounts.

The Attorney General of Switzerland reported suspicious activity on bank accounts owned by FIFA, discovered as part of an investigation into corruption charges at the International Federation of Football Associations.

According to Michael Lauber, his department continues to analyze the “huge amount of data” seized in connection with the investigation into FIFA.

“We are working on a comprehensive investigation at the international level. The investigation is ongoing and will take time. The football world needs to be patient - this investigation will take longer than the legendary 90 minutes,” he told a press conference.

The Prosecutor General also did not rule out that FIFA President Joseph Blatter will be questioned as part of the investigation of the case.

A week ago, FIFA transferred data from its computer systems to the Swiss authorities, which are investigating the circumstances in which Russia and Qatar were awarded the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The information was withdrawn from the headquarters of the International Federation of Football Associations in Zurich, including from the premises where the president of the organization, Sepp Blatter, works.

As far as we know, data from the offices of FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke and the chief accountant Markus Kutner were also seized.

In addition to the Swiss police, the US Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating corruption at FIFA. The FBI has charged 14 with people, nine of them are former or current FIFA functionaries.

"Injured Party"

FIFA says the investigation in Switzerland began on its initiative, and the organization itself, according to the Swiss prosecutor general, is the “affected party.”

The main object of the investigation is the alleged misuse of funds in connection with the process of selecting the host country FM-2018 and FM-2022.

The choice then fell on Russia and Qatar, respectively. Russian and Qatari officials deny any irregularities in the application process.

Who will take the 2026 championship of the year has not yet been decided, and earlier on Wednesday it was announced that the selection process for candidates was suspended. FIFA Secretary General Valcke said that it was nonsense to hold it in the current environment.

At the same time, speaking in Samara, Valke said that all plans for holding the World Cup 2018 in Russia remain in force, and that, in his opinion, there was nothing in the Russian application that would doubt its compliance with the rules.

Blatter announced that he would leave his post after the election of a new FIFA president.

As expected, the early election of the head of the organization will be held on December 16.