Ex-FIFA Secretary-General challenges 10 year ban

The former right hand man of ex-Fifa President Sepp
Blatter, on Tuesday appealed against his 10 year ban
from football.
Jerome Valcke, who was Secretary-General of the
sport’s world governing body, was banned last year
for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from
World Cup ticket sales.
The Frenchman, Valcke became Secretary-general at
FIFA in 2007, has now asked the Court of Arbitration
for Sport (CAS) to overturn the sanction.
Valcke has always maintained he has done “absolutely
nothing wrong”.
He was originally suspended for 12 years and fined
100,000 Swiss francs (£70,800) by FIFA, though the
length of the ban was later reduced.
As well as Valcke being implicated in the World Cup
tickets scheme, Fifa’s ethics committee said: He had
“acted against Fifa’s best interests and caused
considerable financial damage” by taking private
flights for sightseeing trips with his family at the
organisation’s expense.
It was also critical of his involvement in the sale of
television rights for below market value .
He said: “deliberately tried to obstruct the ongoing
proceedings against him by attempting to delete or
deleting several files and folders relevant to the
investigation”.
Former president Blatter was also sanctioned by FIFA
for ethics breaches. His attempt to overturn a six-year
ban was rejected by CAS in December 2016.


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