Geneva: The Swiss justice ministry on Tuesday approved the extradition to the United States of Costa Rican national Eduardo Li, one the FIFA officials whose arrest in May ignited an unprecedented crisis in world football.

"The Federal Office of Justice (FoJ) has approved the extradition of Eduardo Li to the USA. The Costa-Rican citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ`s ruling," a statement said.

Li, the former head of the Costa Rican Football Federation, was arrested in Zurich on May 27 following a US indictment on charges that he took bribes while selling football television rights.