Mohamed Bin Hammam will take his battle against a lifetime ban for bribery to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after losing an appeal against the punishment.

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed today that an email he sent suggesting the 2022 World Cup was “bought” was genuine – but insisted he was referring to Qatar using their “financial strength” to legitimately lobby for votes.

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed today that an email he sent suggesting the 2022 World Cup was “bought” was genuine.

FIFA’s bribery hearings in Zurich disintegrated into claim and counter-claim as the world governing body’s leaders turned on each other.

JACK WARNER last night unleashed his threatened “tsunami” on FIFA with allegations about the organisation’s president Sepp Blatter — and that FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke suggested the 2022 World Cup was “bought”.