FIFA is suing some of its most senior former officials for damages of tens of millions of dollars. In legal papers filed in New York, FIFA says 41 former officials and marketing executives took bribes and stole money from footballs governing body. A legal source at FIFA says it could reclaim up to $190m (£135m).Those accused include Jack Warner, the former FIFA vice president and former CONCACAF president, Jeffrey Webb, the former FIFA vice president and former CONCACAF president and Chuck Blazer, the former CONCACAF general secretary. FIFA is suing some of its most senior former officials The legal papers also reveal FIFA believes South Africa paid a bribe of $10m (£7m) to win the right to host the 2010 World Cup. FIFA says the money was paid to Warner, Blazer and a third executive committee member. The money went through FIFAs accounts and was disguised as development money for Caribbean football. Former vice president Jack Warner is among those accused by FIFA According to FIFA, it is now apparent that multiple members of the executive committee abused their positions and sold their votes on multiple occasions. Senior FIFA sources say the next two World Cups will definitely be held in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022 even though it is now clear that the bidding and voting processes were corrupt. Chuck Blazer, former CONCACAF general secretary FIFA is confident its applications for damages filed in the Eastern District of New York Court on Tuesday will be successful. It says the returned money will be used for football development. In a statement, new FIFA president Gianni Infantino said: The defendants diverted this money not just from FIFA but from players, coaches and fans worldwide who benefit from the programmes that FIFA runs to develop and promote football. Jeffrey Webb, former FIFA vice president These dollars were meant to build football fields, not mansions and pools; to buy football kits, not jewellery and cars; and to fund youth player and coach development, not to underwrite lavish lifestyles for football and sports marketing executives.When FIFA recovers this money, it will be directed back to its original purpose, for the benefit and development of international football.The convicted defendants abused the positions of trust they held at FIFA and other international football organisations and caused serious and lasting damage to FIFA, its member associations and the football community. Gianni Infantino vows to recover stolen money for FIFA The monies they pocketed belonged to global football and were meant for the development and promotion of the game. FIFA as the world governing body of football wants that money back and we are determined to get it no matter how long it takes. 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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Toronto Maple LeafsOverall: 118 Title track: 100 Ownership: 93 Coaching: 18 Players: 112 Fan relations: 113 Affordability: 122 Stadium experience: 107 Bang for the buck: 121 Change from last year: +4It took just one season for the all-world leadership corps of president Brendan Shanahan, GM Lou Lamoriello and head coach Mike Babcock to make an impact in Toronto: For the first time in three years, the Maple Leafs did not finish dead last in our standings.Whats goodNot much, at least not yet. The Leafs finished 30th out of 30 teams in the NHL standings in 2015-16, missing the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 tries. But Babcock warned that things would get worse before they got better when he left the Red Wings -- where he won the Stanley Cup in 2008 -- for hockeys highest-profile job in 2015. Long-suffering fans have bought into Babcocks plans: Coaching jumped 20 spots, to No. 18, despite the dismal first-year results. There is cautious optimism in Canadas biggest city these days as the rebuild continues. It grew further when Toronto won the draft lottery and took American center Auston Matthews with the top overall pick. Fellow blue-chippers William Nylander and Morgan Reilly are already on board, and Torontos goaltending should be better thanks to the acquisition of former Ducks backstop FFrederick Andersen.ddddddddddddhats badDespite the optimism, not all is rosy in Toronto. Its no coincidence that the Leafs are our lowest-ranked NHL team for the ninth consecutive season. They have the worst fan relations in the league (113th overall). Their average ticket price ($113.66) is an astounding 25 bucks more than the next-most expensive in the NHL and almost double the league average. That makes the laughable Leafs the least affordable team to support in North America. 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