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NEW YORK -- The former head of the Costa Rican soccer federation pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy and other charges accusing him of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to award lucrative marketing contracts.Eduardo Li became the latest soccer official to plead guilty in a scandal thats shaken FIFA, the sports governing body. Its believed several of the officials are cooperating in the sprawling U.S. investigation.Appearing in federal court in Brooklyn, the 57-year-old Li detailed through a Spanish interpreter several schemes in which he pocketed a fortune in under-the-table payments between 2007 and 2015 in exchange for using his authority to influence soccer-related business deals.In one deal, Li said he was offered $500,000 to award marketing rights for qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Qatar. He said he ended up getting $300,000, which he channeled to the bank account of a business partner to pay a real estate debt.In another, he said unnamed intermediaries in Panama gave him $237,000 in cash to give a U.S. company the rights to sponsor uniforms for the Costa Rican national team.I knew it was wrong of me to accept such undisclosed payments, Li told U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen.Li also admitted embezzling $90,000 in funds related to hosting an international girls soccer tournament in Costa Rica.He faces up to 20 years in prison but could receive much less time under sentencing guidelines. He has agreed to forfeit $668,000.Li, who was arrested last year in Zurich, is among about 20 soccer officials indicted in the corruption case. 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That kind of success that has led to Parks meteoric rise from 26th in the world rankings a year ago to the unquestioned top player leading into next weeks U.S. Open. "Ive won a lot of times this year, but I still feel the pressure coming into the final round every time," Park said. "I definitely felt a lot of pressure in the playoff. I think thats going to happen no matter how many times I win. "It gets more exciting and more exciting, thats for sure." After opening with a 2-under 69 on Friday, Park vaulted to the top of the leaderboard with three straight birdies on the front nine on Sunday. She dropped a shot with a bogey on the par-3 11th before birdies on 14 and 18 sent her to the playoff. Park and Ryu finished the tournament tied at 12 under, one shot ahead of Mika Miyazato. Its the second straight year Miyazato has finished as the runner-up. Amateur Lydia Ko, I.K. Kim and local favourite and world No. 2 Stacy Lewis, who played at nearby University of Arkansas, each finished two shots back. After Park sank an 8-foot birdie putt on her final hole of regulation to reach 12 under, Ryu followed with a birdie of her own on the par-5 18th to match her fellow South Korean, good friend and practice partner. Ryu, however, knew early on Sunday that she faced a difficult task against the hottest player on the LPGA Tour. "I think everybodys scared of Inbee because shes playing super well (the) last 12 months, even more, like 14 months," Ryu said. "... So, if her name is top on the leaderboard, she makes everybody really nervous." In the playoff, which took place on No. 18, Park appeared calm throughout -- finding the fairway offf the tee and nearly reaching the green in two before chipping her third shot within 4 feet.dddddddddddd That put pressure on Ryu to hole a chip for birdie from just off the back of the green -- a chip she narrowly missed. Park then calmly sank her birdie putt to end the tournament and once again find herself a winner. Its a familiar spot for the player who has already become just the seventh player in LPGA Tour history to win the first two majors of the season. She can become just the second to win the first three next week at the U.S. Open. "When I was playing the playoff, it just feels like a practice round because I always play with (Ryu) on the practice rounds," Park said. "Especially having played in the playoff a week before, I mean that really felt like normal to me that I (had) to go to a playoff." Ryu, No. 5 in the world and 2001 U.S. Open winner, led at 12 under midway through the round. However, she four-putted the par-4 13th for a double bogey. She pulled back to 11 under with a birdie on the par-3 17th before answering Parks final-hole birdie on the 18th. Park looked every bit like the top-ranked player in the world on Sunday. She began the day at 8 under, then quickly jumped to the top of the leaderboard with Ryu after three straight birdies on the front nine. Park also saved par out of a fairway bunker on the par-4 ninth. Lewis began the day as the co-leader and local favourite, with a gallery full of Arkansas fans following her every shot. But she stumbled with a double bogey on the par-5 seventh. After driving in the bunker, she took two shots out of the greenside bunker before missing a short bogey putt. Lewis bounced back with birdies on the next two holes to once again reach 10 under. She later missed birdie putts on 11 and 12 and was unable to get closer than one shot, dropping out of contention after back-to-back bogeys and on 15 and 16. "Im pretty disappointed," Lewis said. "You know, I had one bad swing on seven, but really other than that I played pretty solid. ... I dont really know, going back, what I would do much different." Lewis was ranked No. 1 earlier this year after consecutive wins, a spot she vacated after Park began her run of success. Its that same kind of success she hopes to take into next week. "The course is just going to be the toughest golf course we play all year," Park said. "I always love the challenge, so Im looking forward to that." ' ' '