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Ex-FIFA Duo Valcke And Mong-joon Have Suspensions Reduced

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Disgraced former officials Jerome Valcke andย Chung Mong-joon have had their suspensions reduced by FIFA'sย Appeals Committee.

Football's world governing body announced itย hadย "partially confirmed" the decisions taken by theย independent Ethics Committee to ban Valcke and Chung for 12 and six years respectively.

Valcke, who held the position ofย secretary general, was found guilty of a series of breaches of FIFA's code of ethics, including having conflicts of interest and accepting gifts and other benefits.

Following a hearing in Zurich on June 24, the 55-year-old'sย ban โ€“ย which began onย February 10 โ€“ย has beenย lowered toย 10 years.

"The FIFA Appeal Committee considered that mitigating factors had not been fully assessed by the adjudicatory chamber with regard to Mr Valckeโ€™s attempt to grant TV and media rights in the Caribbean for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cupsย to a third party for a fee far below their actual market value," FIFA said.


"Therefore, the ban imposed by the adjudicatory chamber on Mr Valcke, which entered into force on 10 February 2016, has been reduced from twelve to ten years and the fine of CHF 100,000 has been confirmed."

As for Chung, the statementย added the available evidence "was not sufficient to establish a breach of article 16 (confidentiality)"ย of the code of ethics.

Theย former vice-president โ€“ย who had not requested a hearing โ€“ย had his suspension, which cameย into force in October last year, cutย from six years to five. Hisย initialย fine ofย CHF 100,000 (ยฃ79,000)ย was also halved.

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