FIFA secretary, Jerome Valcke suspended

THE crisis rocking the world soccer ruling body on Thursday night took a new twist with the FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke suspended indefinitely.
According to a wire re- port monitored on BBC, it was gathered that the man in charge of the secretariat has been put on leave and re- leased from his duties until
further notice. A FIFA statement said it
had “been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general”.
Newspaper allegations on Thursday implicated Valcke, 54, in a scheme to sell World Cup tickets for above face value.

The Frenchman, who is said to deny the allegations, has been in his role at FIFA since 2007.
FIFA has been engulfed by claims of widespread corruption since May, when Swiss police raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested seven of its top executives.
President Sepp Blatter announced that he would stand down just days after winning re-election in June.
Valcke, who last month was considering standing to be the new president, now faces a formal investigation
by the FIFA ethics commit- tee.
Valcke has faced scrutiny in recent months over his role in an alleged $10m (£6.5m) bribe.
United States prosecutors say the money was paid by South Africa to former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner in return for his vote and backing during their successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup.