FIFA is experiencing one of its worst moments in history — facing two simultaneous corruption scandals that has led to the arrest of seven of senior officials now facing serious charges of corruption and possible extradition to the United States.

Acting upon a U.S. request, the officials were arrested by Swiss police at the Baur au Lac, a luxury hotel on Lake Zurich on Wednesday, where they had gathered ahead of FIFA's pending presidential election, according to NPR.

The U.S. justice department said 14 individuals were under investigation worldwide for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150 million over a 24-year period.

The seven arrested were:

• Jeffrey Webb — head of CONCACAF, and FIFA vice-president

• Costa Rica's national football chief Eduardo Li, who was due to join FIFA’'s executive committee on Friday

• Uruguay's Eugenio Figueredo, president of the South American football governing body CONMEBOL

• Venezuelan Football Federation president Rafael Esquivel

• Brazil's Jose Maria Marin, a member of FIFA's club committee

• FIFA development officer Julio Rocha, from Nicaragua

• Costas Takkas, of the UK, an attache to the CONCACAF president

According to The New York Times, “The Justice Department, F.B.I. and I.R.S. described soccer’s governing body in terms normally reserved for Mafia families and drug cartels, saying that top officials treated FIFA business decisions as chits to be traded for personal wealth.”

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch also says U.S. investigators linked both the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2011 FIFA presidential election to corruption, NPR reported.

After  the corruption allegations, the U.S. Soccer Federation made the following statement:

“The United States Soccer Federation firmly believes there is no higher priority, and nothing more important, than protecting the integrity of our game. We are committed to the highest ethical standards and business practices, and we will continue to encourage CONCACAF and FIFA to promote the same values. Out of respect for the ongoing investigation, we will not speculate or comment further on this matter at this time.”

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), who back in 2014 had called for the release of a corruption report regarding FIFA, released a statement following reports of multiple indictments against FIFA officials.

“These allegations are deeply troubling and strengthen the case for full scale reform within FIFA. The reports raise serious doubts about the process that awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The U.S. presented strong bids and now it appears that those bids may have been undercut by a rigged process.”