LONDON -- Interpol added six people with ties to FIFA to its most wanted list Wednesday, issuing an international alert for two former FIFA officials and four executives on charges including racketeering and corruption.
The organisation, whose headquarters are in Lyon, France, issued Red Notices, or international wanted persons alerts, at the request of U.S. authorities, which means the individuals risk arrest anywhere they travel.
The six men wanted by Interpol are listed as:
Jack Warner, Trinidad & Tobago national, former FIFA vice president and executive committee member, CONCACAF president, CFU president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special adviser.
Nicolás Leoz, Paraguayan national, former FIFA executive committee member and CONMEBOL president.
Alejandro Burzaco, Argentine national, controlling principal of Torneos y Competencias S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.
Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, Argentine nationals, controlling principals of Full Play Group S.A., a sports marketing business based in Argentina, and its affiliates.
José Margulies (also known as José Lazaro), Brazilian national, controlling principal of Valente Corp. and Somerton Ltd., broadcasting businesses.
Two of the men, Jack Warner and Nicolas Leoz, have been arrested in their home countries. Warner has since been released and Leoz is under house arrest.
Others on the list include Argentinians Alejandro Burzaco and brothers Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, who together are accused of paying more than $100 million in bribes for media and commercial rights to soccer tournaments; and Jose Margulies, a Brazilian broadcast executive.
"Red Notices are one of the ways in which Interpol informs its member countries that an arrest warrant has been issued for an individual by a judicial authority and seeks the location and arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition or similar lawful action," their site says.
"The individuals concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions and Interpol's role is to assist national police forces in identifying or locating those individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition. A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, and Interpol cannot compel any member country to arrest the subject of a Red Notice."
The move comes a day after Sepp Blatter announced he will step down as FIFA president amid the widening corruption scandal.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.