Al-Khelaifi acquitted, Valcke given suspended sentence in TV rights trial | Malay Mail

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BELLINZONA, Oct 30 — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was on Friday acquitted by a Swiss court of corruption over the allocation of World Cup TV rights, while former Fifa number two Jerome Valcke was handed a suspended 120-day sentence for a secondary charge. Al-Khelaifi, the...

Friday, 30 Oct 2020 10:44 PM MYT

Al-Khelaifi, the chairman of beIN Media, was cleared of inciting aggravated criminal mismanagement, with Valcke found guilty of a separate charge of forging documents related to the attribution of Italian and Greek World Cup TV rights. It was the first judgement handed down in Switzerland, the seat of most international sports organisations, in the 20 or so proceedings opened in the last five years involving Fifa. Two former Latin American football leaders have been jailed in the United States.

“I can now devote all my energy to my various roles, which are all focused on building a positive future for world sport — at a time when the industry needs strong leadership the most,” he added. The two men denied wrongdoing and said the deal was a “private” arrangement, unrelated to the contract concluded by beIN with Fifa in April 2014.

“Nothing indicates Fifa could have obtained a more advantageous contract,” the court said in its ruling.

 

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