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Rocha, a former president of the Nicaraguan Football
Federation, was arrested in Zurich along with six other FIFA
officials in May.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of
New York accuses Rocha of demanding and taking bribes of
$150,000 in connection with the sale of marketing rights to
World Cup qualifying games.
Rocha has 30 days to appeal the extradition approval, the FOJ
said, adding that it gave priority to the U.S. request over a
similar one from Nicaragua.
(Reporting by John Miller)
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