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Wednesday 13 January 2016

FIFA sacks secretary general Jerome Valcke...


FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke speaks as he attends a news conference during his visit to the southern city of Samara, one of the 2018 World Cup host cities, Russia, June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/Files
FIFA has fired secretary general Jerome Valcke, amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals surrounding soccer's governing body.
“The FIFA emergency committee decided, on 9 January 2016, to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA secretary general with immediate effect,” said a statement.
The Frenchman, effectively the number two behind president Sepp Blatter, who has been banned for eight years, was suspended on September 17 over allegations that he helped sell 2014 World Cup tickets on the black market.

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