• Allegations that Valcke agreed to sell tickets above face value
• Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man denies wrongdoingFifa has been plunged into fresh turmoil after current allegations of corruption at the very top of world football’s governing body. Jérôme Valcke,Fifa’s secretary general and Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man since 2007, has been accused of being implicated in a scheme to sell World Cup tickets above face value and share in the profits.
The allegations, or denied by Valcke,gain been made by a consultant at a company that struck a deal with Fifa to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup but the contract was cancelled. The claims will increase the pressure on Valcke, who is fighting on a number of fronts amid the continuing meltdown at Fifa.
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Source: theguardian.com