FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke accused of transfering money central to bribe case

‘US prosecutors reportedly believe that Sepp Blatter’s deputy ordered $10 million to be paid to a football official accused of accepting bribes in return for awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.

According to the New York Times, the US government has evidence that Jérôme Valcke, the secretary general of Fifa, ordered the money to be paid into accounts controlled by one of the nine football executives indicted last week. He denies this.

The claim, if proven, would mean that Mr Blatter’s closest lieutenant was connected to the bribery scandal and raise fresh questions for the recently re-elected Fifa president.’

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