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Nasser Al-Khelaifi is Paris Saint-Germain’s chairman and CEO. Reuters

Switzerland Investigates Qatar’s Khelaifi, France’s Valcke

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2017 | Sports

Geneva, Paris- The Paris offices of BeIN Sports were searched on Thursday as part of a criminal probe against former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Qatar’s BeIN Media Chief Executive Nasser al-Khelaifi, French authorities said. Meanwhile, another inspection...

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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 Secretary General Jerome Valcke during a press conference after a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on September 28, 2012 (EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA)

Valcke comments on 2022 World Cup timing stir controversy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2014 | Sports

London, Reuters—An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer created yet more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. It led to a shocked response from FIFA vice president Jim Boyce...

Brazil World Cup stadium collapses killing three workers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2013 | World

São Paulo, AP—Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing three people, authorities said. The accident could delay the delivery of the stadium in São Paulo by FIFA’s...