Ricardo Teixeira

The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent Ethics Committee found Ricardo Teixeira guilty of corruption involving schemes for awarding media and marketing rights contracts between 2006 and 2012. It imposed a lifetime ban from all football-related activities and a fine of CHF 1 million. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal in 2021, and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court subsequently dismissed his challenge.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Spanish courts tried Sandro Rosell and other defendants over an alleged scheme to launder commissions that prosecutors linked to Ricardo Teixeira and Brazilian football broadcasting rights. In April 2019, the Audiencia Nacional acquitted Rosell and the other defendants, finding the evidence insufficient.

Person targeted by the proceedings

Sandro Rosell

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted

Brazilian federal police formally named Ricardo Teixeira as a suspect in four alleged offences: money laundering, unlawful currency transfers, making false declarations and document forgery. The investigation examined property transactions, unusual financial movements and links with Sandro Rosell's company Ailanto.

Attribution

Accused

The US Department of Justice included Ricardo Teixeira in the superseding indictment targeting sixteen additional international football officials. The counts formed part of an alleged system of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering involving bribes and secret commissions linked to media and marketing rights.

Attribution

Accused

Swiss court documents made public in 2012 identified Ricardo Teixeira as the beneficiary of at least CHF 12.74 million paid through structures connected with ISL, FIFA's marketing partner. The case indicated that Teixeira and João Havelange had paid compensation to secure closure of the criminal investigation into breach of trust and fraud.

Attribution

Directly implicated

The final report of a Brazilian Senate parliamentary inquiry into football devoted substantial attention to Ricardo Teixeira and alleged that he had used the CBF's name and prestige for personal gain, notably to obtain private loans. The report also raised suspicions of money laundering, unlawful transfer of currency abroad and tax fraud, requesting further investigation by the Ministério Público.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated