Swiss authorities have arrested six senior Fifa executives following an early-morning raid at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich.<br /><br /> The individuals were detained at the request of US authorities on suspicion of accepting bribes worth millions of dollars.<br /><br /> As world football’s governing body gathered to elect a new president; Swiss law enforcement officers entered the hotel and demanded keys to the rooms.<br /><br /> The accused were then led out of the building and into unmarked vehicles.<br /><br /> The Swiss Federal Office of Justice says the individuals will be questioned and detained pending extradition to the US.<br /><br /> Those arrested are accused of accepting bribes between the early 1990s and the present day. <br /><br /> The charges include racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud.<br /><br /> A Fifa spokesperson said the body was “seeking clarity.”<br /><br /> The arrests will come as huge blow to Sepp Blatter, Fifa’s longtime president, despite the fact the body has been dogged by accusations of bribery for years.
