Fury and intrigue as Swiss charge Valcke and Al-Khelaifi with bribery over World Cup rights
By Paul Nicholson
February 20 – The Swiss Attorney General has issued an indictment against the former FIFA secretary general Jerôme Valcke, the chairman of the BeIN Media Group, Nasser Al-Khelaifi (who is also president of PSG and a UEFA executive committee member), and an unnamed businessman.
The indictment covers the award of media rights to various World Cup and FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments to BeIN and alleged bribes paid to Valcke along with the provision of a villa in Sardinia. Читать дальше...