A FIFA official detained in a raid in Switzerland has been extradited to the US, Swiss authorities say.
The unnamed man was one of seven football officials held on corruption charges in Switzerland on May 27.
He was taken to New York by a three-man police escort on Wednesday, the Swiss Justice Department says.
The person was not named, but earlier reports said Cayman Islands official Jeffrey Webb had waived his right to fight the American extradition request.
Webb is the former president of the Central and North American football federation. He is accused of accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights.
The BBC’s sports news correspondent, Richard Conway, says US federal rules demand that a charged defendant be brought before a judge “without unnecessary delay” upon their arrival in the district in which charges are laid.
Since the defendant left Zurich on Wednesday, a court appearance may take place soon.
Six of the seven arrested men are fighting their extradition to the US, where the charges were laid.
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