Brazilian police want to speak to FAI’s Delaney

Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive John Delaney last night became embroiled in the Olympics ticket-touting scandal after Brazilian police said they want to speak to him.

The Tipperary-born official, who is second vice-president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), was named in court documents, as it emerged the OCI’s “temporarily” stepped aside president Pat Hickey will appear in court tomorrow.

It was confirmed last night that OCI chief executive Stephen Martin and executive board members Dermot Henihan and Kevin Kilty have had their passports seized by Brazilian police and been told to await questioning in Rio tomorrow.