Manchester United deny partnership with sports marketing company implicated in corruption.

Manchester United have denied a partnership with a company embroiled at the centre of the FIFA corruption scandal.

On Wednesday dawn raids saw nine FIFA officials as well as five further executives arrested after an FBI-led investigation into corruption in football.

A number of further defendants plead guilty to a range of charges and have been convicted, one being Traffic Sports USA Inc. and Traffic Sports International Inc. as well as their owner and founder José Hawilla.

The official US Department of Justice statement read:

"On Dec. 12, 2014, the defendant José Hawilla, the owner and founder of the Traffic Group, the Brazilian sports marketing conglomerate, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a four-count information charging him with racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

"Hawilla also agreed to forfeit over $151 million, $25 million of which was paid at the time of his plea.

Traffic's website claims United are an official club partner

"On May 14, 2015, the defendants Traffic Sports USA Inc. and Traffic Sports International Inc. pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy."

Traffic Sports list Manchester United as one of their principle club partners along with Brazilian teams Palmeiras, Fluminense, Atletico Miniero and Gremio.

United, though, represent the biggest name in the portfolio.

But United deny any such partnership and claim they never had any financial arrangement with Traffic or any affiliate.

A spokesman told Mirror Football: "We are certainly not an official partner of theirs.

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