Al-Khelaïfi acquitted again, Valcke guilty in FIFA retrial

Published June 24, 2022 4:11 AM

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
AP Sports Writer

GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaïfi has been acquitted in Switzerland for a second time in a retrial of alleged wrongdoing linked to former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke. Al-Khelaïfi was cleared again of a charge of incitement to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement for allowing Valcke to use a vacation home in Sardinia rent free. The home was bought in 2013 by a Qatari company. Valcke was convicted on separate charges not involving Al-Khelaïfi. Those involved taking about $1.5 million in kickbacks in negotiations for World Cup broadcast rights. Valcke’s 11-month sentence was suspended for a two-year probationary period.

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