The report about ongoing arrests was corroborated to Reuters by a spokesman for the Zurich police, who declined to provide any details.
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Swiss authorities have conducted another series of pre-dawn raids and arrests as part of investigations into corruption in worldwide soccer. Each of the 18 people ultimately arrested last spring had ties to the Americas.
Indictments in the case could be unsealed Thursday morning.
Federation Internationale de Football Association issued a statement, saying: “FIFA became aware of the actions taken today by the US Department of Justice”.
The authorities are targeting current and former soccer officials on charges that include racketeering, money laundering and fraud, the report said.
U.S. Department of Justice officials were expected to appear at a news conference in Washington as soon as Thursday to discuss the case, people familiar with the plans said. The official said the USA is taking revenge on the global organization for not been chosen to host the 2022 World Cup.
This is not the first step against Federation Internationale de Football Association and its leadership.
Several Fifa executives have reportedly been arrested in Zurich but president Sepp Blatter is not believed to be among them.
The FIFA executive committee began a two-day meeting in Zurich on Wednesday ahead of a February congress to elect a successor to suspended president Joseph Blatter.
On Tuesday, leading Federation Internationale de Football Association sponsors Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, Adidas, The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s Corp and Visa Inc published an open letter demanding independent oversight of the reform process.
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Both deny wrongdoing and say they had a verbal contract to pay Platini for work as Blatter’s presidential adviser from 1998-2002.
