Questions about the claims Is FIFA a victim?

FIFA's own answer depends on when the question was asked.

On May 27, after early-morning raids on FIFA headquarters and the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, the organization's response to a spiraling crisis was to distance itself from the problem.

FIFA's official line was to be pleased that corruption was being rooted out, and shift blame on the confederations whose competitions - Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Gold Cup - were the source of most bribes linked to broadcasting rights.