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Britain's Serious Fraud Office have revealed that they are investigating "material in its possession" relation to FIFA corruption claims.

Earlier this week, a number of FIFA officials were arrested as part of a long-term FBI investigation into possibly wrongdoings in football's governing body.

And this latest revelation comes after bank accounts at Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank are alleged to have been used to transfer cash as part of the conspiracy.

The three British-based international banks were named on the indictment released by the US Department of Justice, which resulted in 18 people being charged over reports of bribes totalling nearly £100million.

Bribes were thought to relate to World Cup votes, television rights and sponsorship deals.

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The Serious Fraud Office would not comment on what information was in their hands, nor when the material was received.

However, a spokeswoman for the Serious Fraud Office in London said: "The SFO continues actively to assess material in its possession and has made plain that it stands ready to assist ongoing international criminal investigations."

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