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Blatter banned by FIFA a 2nd time for financial wrongdoing

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, Jerome Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge his ten-year suspension imposed by FIFA in Lausanne, Switzerland. In a verdict handed down Friday Oct. 30, 2020, Valcke was given a 120-day suspended sentence and ordered to pay FIFA a seven-figure sum in restitution. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP, File)

Former FIFA official guilty, PSG head cleared at Swiss trial

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Nasser al-Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. FIFA would help fund a global agency to tackle corruption in sport, its president Gianni Infantino said Monday. Infantino spoke at a United Nations event in Austria as the corruption trial was opening in Switzerland as part of a long-running investigation of soccer officials, including Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi and former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke. (Francesa Agosta/Keystone via AP)

Swiss court sets Oct 30 for verdict after 9-day FIFA trial

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Paris Saint Germain owner Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi waves to teams fans at the end of their soccer match against Manchester United at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi was charged Thursday Feb. 20, 2020 by Swiss federal prosecutors in connection with a wider bribery investigation linked to World Cup television rights. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file)

Swiss prosecutors charge Al-Khelaifi in FIFA bribery case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Feb. 18, 2014, former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke speaks during a news conference for the 2014 World Cup in Florianopolis, Brazil. Switzerland’s supreme court says it rejected an appeal by former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke against a 10-year ban from soccer duty for financial wrongdoing, it was reported on Friday, May 31, 2019. Federal judges dismissed arguments including that punishment for the 58-year-old Valcke was excessive, and that he was denied a fair trial at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Swiss supreme court dismisses Valcke’s FIFA ban appeal

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Private jets, favors to son detailed in FIFA official’s case

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CAS upholds ex-FIFA Valcke’s 10-year ban from soccer

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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, President of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, gestures during the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco. Al-Khelaifi was questioned Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA official in a World Cup broadcasting rights deal. He met with Switzerland’s federal prosecutors, two weeks after they revealed criminal proceedings against him. Al-Khelaifi is also Qatari soccer and television executive. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Qatari exec quizzed by investigators in FIFA bribery case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug.25, 2016 file photo, President of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, gestures during the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco. Swiss federal prosecutors have announced Thursday Oct.12, 2017 a criminal case for suspected bribery linked to World Cup broadcast rights against Nasser Al-Khelaifi. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

FIFA probe: Al-Khelaifi confirms his presence in Switzerland

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Jerome Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge his ten-year suspension imposed by FIFA in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

World Cup bribery case opened against PSG president, Valcke

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Jerome Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge his ten-year suspension imposed by FIFA in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Former FIFA official Valcke testifies in soccer ban appeal

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Former FIFA official Valcke appeals 10-year soccer ban

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Friday, July 24, 2015, file photo, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke attends a press conference near Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the eve of the Preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. FIFA said Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, that Valcke was dismissed. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Jerome Valcke dismissed as FIFA secretary general

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, right, and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, left, walk along an embankment of Volga river in Samara, Russia, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Valcke came to attend a 2018 World Cup board meeting. (AP Photo)

FIFA postpones start of 2026 World Cup bidding amid turmoil

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Brazil struggles with its World Cup preparations

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Valcke: There’s no time to relax until WCup opener

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

3 stadiums worry FIFA after final inspections

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Boys play ball in a street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, May 23, 2014. Brasilia is one of the host cities for the upcoming international soccer tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

FIFA takes final look at Brazilian host cities

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

A boy walks on a street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Record World Cup numbers game for FIFA and Brazil

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Corinthians's and Figueirense battle it out during a Brazilian soccer league match at the Itaquerao, the still unfinished stadium that will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Only 40,000 tickets were put on sale for Corinthians' match against Figueirense because some of the 20,000 temporary seats needed for the World Cup opener are still being installed. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Valcke expecting ‘busy days ahead’ of World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press