Former Fifa boss and media mogul on trial over TV rights
Jerome Valcke has been charged with accepting bribes, aggravated criminal mismanagement and falsification of documents
14 September 2020 - 16:35
Bellinzona — Former Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of Qatar-based media group BeIN Sports, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, went on trial in Switzerland on Monday over the award of television rights for the World Cup and Confederations Cup.
The 59-year-old Valcke, already banned by Fifa’s ethics committee for 10 years for ethics violations, has been charged with accepting bribes, aggravated criminal mismanagement and falsification of documents...
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