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The FIFA logo is seen at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

FIFA Ethics Committee Investigates Its Own Judge over Offshore Accounts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 4, 2016 | Sports

A judge of the ethics committee responsible for rooting out corruption in soccer’s governing body FIFA has himself been placed under a preliminary investigation, the watchdog said on Sunday. The FIFA ethics prosecution chamber said Monday that it ”opened a...

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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 Ethics Committee Bans Jerome Valcke for 12 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 12, 2016 | Sports

FIFA banned former Secretary General Jerome Valcke, from all soccer-related activities for 12 years on Friday, its ethics committee said on Friday. Zurich-based FIFA in January fired Valcke, once one of the global soccer body’s most potent figures, amid alleged...

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FIFA Suspends President Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke

Fifa Wants to Ban Blatter and Platini from Football for Eight Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2016 | Sports

FIFA had banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from football for eight years, as the two had been investigated by the body’s Ethics Committee amid the corruption scandal that has shaken up football governance in recent months. FIFA Ethics Committee considered...