FIFA are in crisis amid corruption charges levelled by both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Swiss government at world football's governing body. Here is a timeline of the latest events as they happened -- all times in BST.

May 27, 6 a.m.: FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges

Swiss authorities arrested several top FIFA officials early on Tuesday morning when more than a dozen plain-clothes Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced at Zurich's Baur au Lac hotel.

The charges allege that there has been widespread corruption throughout football's governing body over the past 20 years, involving bids for World Cups as well as marketing and broadcast deals.

Two current FIFA vice presidents were among those arrested and indicted: Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands and Eugenio Figueredo of Uruguay. The others are Eduardo Li of Costa Rica, Julio Rocha of Nicaragua, Costas Takkas of Britain, Rafael Esquivel of Venezuela and Jose Maria Marin of Brazil.

Fourteen people -- nine football officials and five sports-marketing executives -- were named in the indictment and face charges of wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering.

Read more about the defendants here ...

May 27, 9:30 a.m.: Criminal investigation into 2018 and 2022 World Cup awards opened

Swiss federal prosecutors then opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, throwing FIFA deeper into crisis only hours after nine former or current officials were among 14 people indicted.

May 27, 10:30 a.m.: FIFA presidential election to go ahead, no World Cup revotes

Despite the allegations, FIFA's communications director, Walter De Gregorio, said the election will go ahead as planned on Friday, while the governing body confirmed there will be no revotes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

May 27, 1:30 p.m.: Jack Warner pleads his innocence

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner said he is "innocent of any charges" after Swiss authorities arrested FIFA officials in relation to federal corruption charges.

May 27, 2:30 p.m.: Chuck Blazer among 4 to plead guilty in $100m corruption case

Former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer was among four men to have already pleaded guilty in the 2013 U.S. football corruption investigation involving bribes totalling more than $100 million.

May 27, 3:30 p.m.: U.S. Department of Justice alleges FIFA corruption over past 24 years

U.S. prosecutors say they have uncovered a dozen different schemes while investigating corruption at FIFA -- and that some of those schemes involved the awarding of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said at a news conference that bribery and corruption have been marring the sport for at least 24 years as FIFA officials solicited bribes from sports marketing firms and others surrounding its marquee events.

May 27, 6:30 p.m.: UEFA calls for FIFA presidential election to be postponed

UEFA called for Friday's FIFA presidential election to be postponed. "Today's events are a disaster for FIFA and tarnish the image of football as a whole. UEFA is deeply shocked and saddened by them. These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA's culture," read an official statement. "There is a need for the whole of FIFA to be 'rebooted' and for a real reform to be carried out."

May 27, 7 p.m.: Sepp Blatter welcomes probe into FIFA, wants to 'restore trust'

FIFA president Sepp Blatter released a statement in which he welcomed the probe to root out wrongdoing in football.

"Let me be clear: such misconduct has no place in football and we will ensure that those who engage in it are put out of the game," he said. "This is a difficult time for football, the fans and for FIFA as an organisation. We understand the disappointment that many have expressed and I know that the events of today will impact the way in which many people view us."

May 27, 8 p.m.: Russia blasts U.S. over FIFA corruption case

2018 World Cup hosts Russia accused the United States of acting illegally following the FBI-led investigation in Zurich.

"Without going into the details of the accusations ... this is clearly another case of illegal exterritorial use of U.S. law," said a statement on the website of the Russian foreign ministry. "We hope that this will not in any way be used to cast a shadow on the international football organisation as a whole and its decisions.

"Once again we are calling on Washington to stop attempts to make justice far beyond its borders using its legal norms and to follow the generally accepted international legal procedures."

May 27, 10 p.m.: Warner surrenders to police in Trinidad

Warner turned himself in when police issued an arrest warrant at the request of U.S. authorities. Warner appeared in court, where a judge read 12 charges against him and then granted him $2.5 million bail on certain conditions, including that he surrender his passport and report to police twice a week. Warner did not enter a plea and is scheduled to appear in court again July 12.

May 28, 12 a.m.: Blatter 'has to go,' insists FA chairman Greg Dyke

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke hit out at Blatter. "Blatter has put out a statement saying now is the time to start rebuilding the trust in FIFA. There is no way of rebuilding trust in FIFA while Sepp Blatter is still there," he told Press Association Sport. "Sepp Blatter has to go. He either has to go through a resignation, or he has to be out-voted or we have to find a third way."

May 28, 2 a.m.: U20 World Cup unaffected by corruption scandal, insist organisers

Football New Zealand said they did not expect the arrests to have any impact on the under-20 World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday. Football New Zealand chief executive Andy Martin issued a statement Thursday saying organizers "continue to monitor the situation closely so that we can react appropriately" but "do not anticipate that these events will impact on the tournament."

May 28, 3 a.m.: Visa consider pulling out of sponsorship deal

Sponsors reacted throughout the day with statements from McDonald's and Adidas, but Visa were the first to say that might pull out of their deal if FIFA did not change their ways.

A statement read: "Our disappointment and concern with FIFA in light of today's developments is profound. As a sponsor, we expect FIFA to take swift and immediate steps to address these issues within its organisation. This starts with rebuilding a culture with strong ethical practices in order to restore the reputation of the games for fans everywhere.

"Visa became a sponsor of FIFA because the World Cup is one of the few truly global sporting events with the power to unite people from around the world through a common love of football. Our sponsorship has always focused on supporting the teams, enabling a great fan experience, and inspiring communities to come together and celebrate the spirit of competition and personal achievement -- and it is important that FIFA makes changes now, so that the focus remains on these going forward. Should FIFA fail to do so, we have informed them that we will reassess our sponsorship."