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GENEVA (AP) FIFA placed its own president under investigation Friday in a widening bribery scandal just days before Sepp Blatter is scheduled to face re-election against Mohamed bin Hammam.

FIFA said Blatter, who is accused of turning a blind eye to alleged bribes being paid to Caribbean voters, must submit a statement by Saturday before facing an ethics committee hearing in Zurich on Sunday.

"I cannot comment on the proceedings that have been opened against me. The facts will speak for themselves," Blatter said in a statement released by his campaign advisers.

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