Uruguay coach has been robbed of some $500,000 in a bank fraud. Police officials confirmed the incident on Wednesday and said a domestic employee, Tabarez's sister and brother-in-law were being held. Officials would not confirm the amount, but suggested newspaper accounts was accurate. The newspaper El Pais said the unnamed domestic employee had been making withdrawals since 2008.

Matias Faras, a top official of the Uruguayan Football Association, said he did not expect a comment from Tabarez.

Uruguay hope to make some of the money back with some high-profile matches against Chile and Nigeria in the new year.