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FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke

FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke

By REUTERS

FIFA Secretary General 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. Photo: Reuters

ZURICH: Investigators for FIFA's ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke be banned from football for nine years and fined 100,000 Swiss francs (67,442 pound) for ethics violations. The investigatory chamber of the ethics committee for global football body FIFA said it had concluded its investigation into Valcke and given its findings to the ethics body. Valcke's 90-day suspension over World Cup ticket selling accusations was set to end on Tuesday but investigators also recommended the ethics committee extend this by 45 days. Valcke has denied any wrongdoing.