Jerome Valcke FIFA Secretary general sacked

FIFA sacks Jerome Valcke from his role as secretary general with immediate effect
 

Jerome Valcke has been sacked from his position as FIFA secretary general, world football's governing body has confirmed.

The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee recently opened formal proceedings against the 55-year-old - who was also provisionally suspended from all football-related activities - over allegations of corruption and they have now decided to cancel the Frenchman’s contract.

Valcke is alleged to have been linked to a scheme that intended to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at above their face value prior to the contract being cancelled before any were sold.

The former right-hand man to suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied the allegations, but world football’s governing body has decided to take action against him nonetheless.

"The FIFA Emergency Committee decided, on 9 January 2016, to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General with immediate effect,” an official statement reads.

"Valcke is therefore no longer the Secretary General of FIFA.  The employment relationship between FIFA and Valcke has also been terminated.

"Valcke was provisionally released from his duties as Secretary General on 17 September 2015, and on 7 January 2016, formal adjudicatory proceedings were opened against him by the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert. 

"The provisional suspension imposed on Valcke on 8 October 2015 and extended on 6 January 2016 continues to be valid.

"The duties of the Secretary General will continue to be assumed by the Acting Secretary General, Dr Markus Kattner."