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Acquittal of ex-FIFA boss appealed

Acquittal of ex-FIFA boss appealed

SWISS prosecutors have appealed against court verdicts clearing former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke of bribery and Qatari sports and broadcasting executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi of offering him incentives in a case involving World Cup media rights. The prosecutors also sought further charges against Valcke. The Attorney General's Office had accused Al-Khelaifi and an unnamed businessman of committing criminal mismanagement by offering Valcke undue advantages, including the use of a villa owned by Al-Khelaifi in Sardinia rent-free. Both Valcke and Al-Khelaifi have denied wrongdoing. They could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court in October cleared Al-Khelaifi,…
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Ex-FIFA boss guilty of falsifying documents and  Al-Khelaifi eared in TV rights case

Ex-FIFA boss guilty of falsifying documents and Al-Khelaifi eared in TV rights case

THE chairman of Qatar-based media group BeIN Sports and president of French soccer club Paris St Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, was cleared in a case over the awarding of television rights for the World Cup, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court said on Friday. Nasser Al-Khelaifi. PIcture: Wikimedia Commons Al-Khelaifi had been accused of inciting former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement. The trial was not connected to Al-Khelaifi's role at Paris St Germain. Valcke was cleared of accepting bribes and criminal mismanagement but was given a suspended fine of 24,000 Swiss francs ($26,500) for the lesser offence…
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Ex-FIFA secretary general Valcke and BeIN sports chairman go on trial over TV rights

Ex-FIFA secretary general Valcke and BeIN sports chairman go on trial over TV rights

BRIAN HOMEWOOD FORMER FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of Qatar-based media group BeIN Sports, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, have gone on trial in Switzerland over the award of television rights for the World Cup and Confederations Cup. The 59-year-old Valcke, already banned by FIFA's ethics committee for 10 years for ethics violations, has been charged with accepting bribes, aggravated criminal mismanagement and falsification of documents. Al-Khelaifi, who is also president of French champions Paris St Germain and sits on the executive committee of European soccer body UEFA, has been charged with inciting Valcke to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement. A…
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