FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke Sacked

The Secretary General of International Football Federation [FIFA] Jerome Valcke has been sacked by FIFA. Jerome Valcke was provisionally suspended from football for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets. He was released from his duties on 17th of September after being accused of a series of FIFA ethics code breaches

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke Sacked

The former right-hand man to Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president banned for eight years, has been accused of aiding a scheme to sell 2014 World Cup tickets on the black market. "The Fifa emergency committee decided, on 9 January 2016, to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of Fifa secretary general with immediate effect," said a statement.

He joined the organization in the year of 2003 as director marketing and TV, but was dismissed in 2006 over a scandal involving its long time sponsorship partner Mastercard.

It said all of the Frenchman's employment with Fifa had been "terminated." Valcke was suspended on September 17 after the ethics committee started an inquiry into allegations that he helped sell 2014 World Cup tickets on the black market. The suspension was renewed on January 6. Click here for full story.