Interpol has suspended a 10-year, 20 million euros partnership with FIFA amid ongoing investigations into alleged corruption at world football's governing body.
The international police organisation has announced it will "freeze the use of financial contributions from FIFA" for its Integrity in Sport programme.
Interpol's bid to distance itself from the world football scandal came as an American judge ruled FIFA executive-turned whistleblower Chuck Blazer's plea agreement with the US government must be made public.
The brickbats aimed at FIFA increased yet further on Friday, with Dick Pound, who led International Olympic Committee reform following 2002 corruption, calling on football's governing body to get its own house in order.
Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock has ruled any relationship with FIFA inappropriate, a move endorsed at the agency's Lyon headquarters.
Stock said: "In light of the current context surrounding FIFA, while Interpol is still committed to developing our Integrity in Sport programme, I have decided to suspend the agreement.
"All external partners, whether public or private, must share the fundamental values and principles of the organisation, as well as those of the wider law enforcement community."
A statement from Interpol added: "The agreement with FIFA includes a clause which states that 'the funding party declares notably that its activities are compatible with the principles, aims and activities of Interpol'."
FIFA is currently engulfed in scandal as US and Swiss authorities conduct wide-ranging investigations into alleged corruption.
A statement from FIFA read: "We are disappointed to learn of the decision by Interpol to suspend cooperation in the fight against match-fixing in football. The success and importance of this programme cannot be understated. Our cooperation over the past four years has been a key part of addressing the transnational problem of match-fixing.
"This successful programme is unrelated to the current issues surrounding FIFA and we believe that this unilateral decision will negatively impact the fight against criminal activity, a goal of which no supporter of the sport can be in favour.
"FIFA remains committed to this important and successful collaboration and will work for its resumption at the earliest opportunity. We are currently reaching out to Interpol to further discuss this matter."
Whistleblower Blazer has helped the US government kick-start widespread investigations into FIFA, but now the terms of his plea agreement could be published.
Several media outlets, including the New York Times, called for the action to occur last week following the indictment of 14 officials in an investigation into corruption at football's world governing body by US authorities.
The step was opposed by the authorities but a court has now cleared the way.
In a court transcript being widely reported, US District Judge Raymond J Dearie said: "Because the court concludes that the government has not met its high burden of establishing that continued sealing is necessary to prevent a substantial probability of prejudice to a compelling government interest, the applications to unseal the agreement are granted."
The order was stayed until Monday, allowing time for an appeal or for prosecutors to unseal the agreement.
Blazer, 70, a former general secretary of North American and Caribbean confederation CONCACAF, has admitted - among a series of revelations - that he and other FIFA officials took bribes in connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.
Former IOC vice president Pound laid further pressure on FIFA, claiming the soccer chiefs must admit the full scale of the problem to root out corruption once and for all.
Pound led reform after the corruption that surrounded the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, where 10 IOC members were expelled and another 10 sanctioned for accepting high-priced "gifts".
"It's really the first time we've seen allegations and charges laid, alleging criminal activity, laundering, corruption, bribery," Pound told Sky Sports News.
"This is a significant difference from behaviour on the part of some IOC members back in Salt Lake City.
"It's not going to get better until FIFA acknowledge there's a problem and they have to do something about it."
Source: PA
