Napout, a Paraguayan, had been detained in Zurich this month on a U.S. warrant accusing him of accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights to soccer tournaments in Latin America.
The justice office also said Eduardo Li, former president of the Costa Rican soccer federation, had dropped his appeal against a ruling in September ordering his extradition to the United States. He had been arrested in Zurich on a U.S. warrant in May.
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(Reporting by Michael Shields; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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