Sepp Blatter's right-hand man is put on leave with immediate effect following allegations over the sale of World Cup tickets.
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties with immediate effect following allegations over World Cup tickets.A statement on the international football organisation's website said it had become aware of "a series of allegations" involving Mr Valcke and had requested a formal investigation by the FIFA ethics committee.Emails and documents seen by journalists earlier on Thursday suggest Mr Valcke signed-off contracts with a Swiss marketing company that was selling thousands of tickets at five times their face value.
Paul Kelso said: "This isn't his first encounter with difficult allegations but it has come of something of a surprise that FIFA should have taken decisive action over this.
"It follows allegations by a former ticket agent, Benny Alon, that Mr Valcke was party to a deal to sell more than 8,000 tickets at the World Cup and profit on the proceeds; a clear conflict of interest if proven."
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