Guam's football supremo Richard Lai, who pleaded guilty in the United States to taking nearly USD 1 million in bribes, was yesterday provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days.

The 55-year-old US citizen, who has been president of Guam's football federation since 2001, pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York on Thursday to accepting nearly USD 1 million in bribes from 2009-2014. Lai, an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee member who also sits on FIFA's audit and compliance committee, agreed to pay USD 1.1 million in fines and forfeiture.