June 26 : Actor-director Ben Affleck is to help produce a feature film about the corruption scandal that has rocked world soccer and its governing body FIFA, the author of an upcoming book said.

Affleck and his friend since childhood, actor Matt Damon, will be among the producers of the as-yet-untitled movie for Hollywood studio Warner Bros., the author, US reporter Ken Bensinger, told Reuters.

It is expected to focus on the role of American Chuck Blazer, a former FIFA official. Bensinger said that actor John Goodman had been mentioned as a possible option to portray the 70-year-old Blazer, who has a curly white beard and has in the past tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds.

A spokeswoman for Goodman said she was not aware of any discussions about the part.

Seven current or former soccer officials were arrested on US corruption charges in a raid on a Swiss hotel in late May as part of a wide-ranging investigation. The following week, FIFA President Sepp Blatter — just days after being reelected — said he would be stepping down.

The movie is to be based on Bensinger’s proposed book “Houses of Deceit,” which went to a bidding war between Hollywood studios after the FIFA scandal broke in May.

Bensinger, an investigative reporter for US news website Buzzfeed.com, said the book was still in its early stages and was unlikely to be published before 2017.

“I’m excited about the challenge of putting together this book and the prospects for a movie. I think this story has amazing potential to capture the interest of a wide range of people and not just soccer fans, because it touches on fundamental human themes of power, greed, corruption and justice,” Bensinger added in a statement.

That will make it very different from a FIFA-funded movie, “United Passions,” which explores the 111-year history of the organization and attempts to show it as a force for good. The 2014 French movie, which was first screened in the US this month, has been widely panned by critics and has been a massive box office flop.