Swiss prosecutors charge Paris Saint-Germain boss in Fifa bribery case
Al-Khelaifi, who is also the boss of Qatari television channel BeIN Sports, is suspected of giving inappropriate gifts to former Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke
20 February 2020 - 19:32
Lausanne — Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Fifa’s disgraced former secretary-general Jerome Valcke have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights.
The Swiss attorney-general’s office (OAG) said in a statement on Thursday that the two had been charged “in connection with the award of media rights to various World Cup and Fifa Confederations Cup tournaments”...
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