UPDATE 1-Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA

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UPDATE 1-Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA

Updated: October 21, 2016 — 8:09 AM EDT

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By Nate Raymond

NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A former sports marketing executive arrested last year during a U.S. corruption probe involving soccer's global governing body FIFA pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in schemes to pay bribes to a top official.

Aaron Davidson, former president of the Miami-based unit of Brazilian sports marketing conglomerate Traffic Group, entered his plea in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.