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Former Secretary General of the international Football Federation (FIFA) from 2007 to 2015, the French Jérôme Valcke, 55, was suspended twelve, Friday 12 February, by the ethics Committee of the planetary body.
Removed from office in September, provisionally suspended for 90 days in October sacked mid-January, the former right hand of Joseph Blatter was removed for violating seven chapters of the code of ethics of FIFA. The fifties is notably prosecuted for “conflict of interest” and for “ offered and accepted gifts and other benefits.”
The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of FIFA Jerome Valcke reproached for having “ encourage ” the activities of a sports marketing company got “u No undue advantage” from the sale of tickets for the world Cup
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The survey highlighted “ more wrongdoing, particularly related to the abuse of expenses for travel expenses. “ Valcke has traveled” the expense of FIFA for purely tourist purposes and regularly choosing private flights instead of commercial flights, without professional justification. “
Under” the allocation of television and media rights in the Caribbean “, the French was also found guilty of attempting to grant the rights of the 2018 World Championships and 2022 to third parties “ at a much lower value than the market price. “ The former No. 2 FIFA has also ” attempted to obstruct the ongoing proceedings by destroying or attempting to destroy several relevant files and folders to the investigation. “
Black Market
On September 17, 2015, Jerome Valcke was” relieved of his duties with immediate effect “. The same-day, former Israeli footballer and consultant Benny Alon revealed a series of e-mails and compromising confidential contracts for the French.
Alon denounced the monopoly exercised since the Cup world 2002 by the company International sports Entertainment (ISE), the paper market with accommodation. Table in support, he then showed that 8400 seats assigned to the Mexican Jaime Byrom for the World Cup 2006 in Germany disappeared “black market” . Renamed Match Services, the company Byrom obtained from the 2010 World Cup, the exclusive on the “business tickets, accommodation and transport ‘.
While working now for the Swiss company JB Sports Marketing (JBS), Alon alerted by e-mail in March 2010, Jérôme Valcke on the missing folder places in 2006. A meeting took place between the two men. It leads to a contract signed in April between JBS and FIFA, authorizing the company to buy and sell tickets for the 2010 World Championships, 2014 (8750 tickets) and Global 2018. For 2022, a clause stipulates that JBS will sale seating “only if the United States is designated as the host country.” “The World already belongs to Qatar,” would have blown, in June 2010, Alon Valcke, while the allocation vote is expected on 2 December. It would have reiterated these remarks in September, three months before the election that will lead to the victory of the emirate.
Former Israeli player also accused number two FIFA to have changed, in 2013, said contract. This agreement is now between JBS and relates to Byrom 11,032 seats during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Alon and his company “never received” . “Where are they gone? “ he asked. The Englishman Ray Whelan, an employee of Byrom, was arrested in Rio, during the tournament, as part of the dismantling of a black ticket resale network. It has since been cleared.
Near Michel Platini candidate to succeed Blatter in February 2016, Alon accused Valcke for having claimed half of the coming profits (about $ 2 million, or 1 75 million) on 2400 places allocated by FIFA to JBS, concerning “twelve best games” World 2014 selected by the international Federation.
Among the documents released by Alon included a Valcke email sent in December 2013, in which he admitted: “We all run the risk of criminal prosecution. “ The lawyers of the French, who dreamed for eight years to succeed Blatter had denounced accusations ” “fabricated and outrageous.”
the transfer makes Jack Warner
on 2 June 2015, a few hours before the announcement of the next abdication of Valais, the New York times said that the number 2 of the organization was in the viewfinder of American justice. According to FBI investigators, the right arm of Joseph Blatter have supervised the payment of $ 10 million (€ 9.1 million) to Jack Warner, former head of the Confederation of North America, Central and Caribbean (Concacaf) and former vice-president of FIFA, struck off for life and now part of the new leadership of the Federation indicted by the US court for corruption. A transaction initiated in 2008 by the organizing committee of the World South Africa 2010 to support the “ African Diaspora ” in the Caribbean.
The surname Jerome Valcke not included not in the bill of indictment filed Wednesday, May 27 at the Brooklyn federal court. Asked by the New York Times Jerome Valcke had denied having authorized the payment, and ensures not to have power FIFA had then pointed to the responsibility of the Argentine Julio Grondona, vice president, Finance and died in July 2014.
a resurrected
Jérôme Valcke passes for a resurrected, broke the turpitude, cabals and other shadow areas the federation wealthy. Former CEO of the Sport + channel (1997-2002), the Parisian then worked for the sports rights agency Sportfive, before taking the post of Director of Marketing and FIFA TV.
in 2006, he was accused by MasterCard, partner of the world Cup since 1990, of failing to comply with a clause stating that the US giant has priority to renew his contract. The case ended before the New York Court of Justice, and FIFA paid $ 90 million in compensation to MasterCard.
Having negotiated with Visa, the French leader was then sacked by Blatter, but finds rapidly through the eyes of septuagenarian. In July 2007, the polyglot is appointed Secretary General of the Federation, a promotion that still remains a question.
In the case of “Qatargate” his detractors accuse him of decided to award at the same time the 2018 World and 2022 to reassure business partners of FIFA, the Coca-Cola brand, and thus encourage an increase in the value of contracts.
Muré in silence
on July 7, 2010, Jerome Valcke was the signing of a circular reminding candidates for the organization of the 21 th and 22 th edition of the world Cup “refrain from trying to influence the members of the Executive Committee of FIFA (…) particularly by providing benefits for specific behaviors. ” In May 2011, in an email to Jack Warner, he accused Qatar “ for purchasing the World Cup. ”
At the head of the imposing administration (350 employees) of the international Federation for eight years, Jerome Valcke had said he would leave his post when his term Sepp Blatter would put at the disposal of the FIFA Congress on 26 February 2016. He was eventually sentenced to a heavier sentence than his mentor, suspended eight years December 21, 2015, like Michel Platini.
If walling in silence since his sidelining of FIFA, Jerome Valcke had suggested that we hear “speak” of him after his departure from the world body. Privately, he accused the media and the International Federation for having “ killed. “
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