FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke sacked

Valcke is facing a nine-year ban from FIFA after an ethics investigation into several alleged offences including being connected to black market sales of World Cup tickets.

Jerome Valcke has been sacked by FIFA as secretary general of the world governing body after ethics charges were brought against him over World Cup ticket sales.

The Frenchman has been suspended since September 17 but a meeting of FIFA’s emergency committee has now decided to dismiss him from the organisation.