FIFA committee member sent home for selling England tickets

A member of FIFA’s top brass has been sent home from the World Cup in disgrace after admitting selling England tickets for three times their face value.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2006 - 20:14

A member of FIFA’s top brass has been sent home from the World Cup in disgrace after admitting selling England tickets for three times their face value.

Ismail Bhamjee, a member of FIFA’s executive committee, was caught in a sting by a British Sunday newspaper.

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