By Tony Connelly

Fifa’s secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, has been sacked following an investigation by the organisation’s emergency committee.

Valcke, the former right-hand man to banned Fifa president Sepp Blatter, was placed on indefinite leave in 17 September 2015 after he was implicated in a number of financial scandals.

A statement on Fifa’s website said that its emergency committee had now decided to “dismiss Jérôme Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General with immediate effect”.

German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, headed the emergency committee which made final decision. The ethics committee’s investigatory chamber initially recommended a nine-year ban and a 100,000 Swiss francs (£67,500) fine Read full story ›

Source: The Drum