Bolster your management experience by accepting an International club position and compete in the European Championships. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Choose to take the reigns of the big and mighty clubs with huge bank balances and budgets, or alternatively jump on board with one of the lower league minnows seeking promotion to the big time. "For that reason, I have requested the relevant Swiss authorities to open a criminal enquiry into the conduct of the investigation," he said, adding that he was considering taking action against media that have "repeatedly published factually-unsupported and highly damaging articles.Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. However, the OAG said that the suspicion that Valcke accepted a luxury watch from Al-Khelaifi "in return for exerting his influence as Secretary General of FIFA was not found to be substantiated."Īl-Khalaifi meanwhile complained that the three-year Swiss investigation had been "characterised by constant leaks, misinformation and a seemingly relentless agenda to smear my reputation in the media."
"Valcke then received from Al-Khelaifi the exclusive right to use the villa for a period of 18 months - until he was suspended by FIFA - without having to pay an estimated rent in between about €900,000 and about €1.8 million," it said. It found that Valcke was refunded a down-payment of around €500,000 that he had made to a third party on the purchase of a villa in Sardinia, after Al-Khelaifi purchased the villa through a company instead of Valcke. While Al-Khelaifi was not indicted for bribery, the OAG laid out a serious case of incitement. He has also been charged with falsifying documents, after Sportsunited's balance sheet listed those payments as loans. "The charge of criminal mismanagement relates to the fact that Valcke had not reported the mentioned advantages that he received to FIFA, as he was required to do as its Secretary General, thus unlawfully enriching himself," the statement said. Valcke also stands accused of exploiting his position at FIFA between 20 to influence the award of media rights for Italy and Greece for various World Cup and other tournaments scheduled between 20 "in order to favour media partners that he preferred" in exchange for the payments from the unnamed businessman. The unnamed businessman meanwhile was indicted for bribery after paying Valcke's company Sportunited LLC a total of €1.25 euros. "While a secondary technical charge remains outstanding, I have every expectation that this will be proven completely groundless and without any substance whatsoever," he added.
I am pleased that all charges of bribery in connection with the 20 World Cups have been dropped," he said in a statement, insisting that "the charges have not - and have never had - any basis whatsoever either in fact or law." "After an exhaustive three-year investigation. "The withdrawal of the complaint meant that a procedural requirement for the prosecution of these offences was no longer met," OAG said, adding that it would "have to abandon the proceedings in relation to this allegation."Īl-Khelaifi hailed that part of the decision "The investigations revealed that Valcke had received undue advantages from both co-accused," the OAG statement said.Īl-Khelaifi was meanwhile charged with "inciting Valcke to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement," the OAG said.īut it said it had dropped "a criminal complaint of bribery" against him linked to the award of media rights for World Cup tournaments in 20 and other events, after FIFA withdrew the complaint it was based on following an "amicable agreement" with Al-Khelaifi. Valcke, formerly ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter's right-hand man, is suspected of awarding those rights to Al-Khelaifi in exchange for incitement and bribes. In a statement, the PSG chief described the charge as groundless.
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