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Valcke: Proof needed to act on corruption

February 26, 2013
By Ian Holyman, France Correspondent
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has challenged those who make allegations of corruption around the bidding process for World Cups to provide proof.

France Football magazine dedicated an entire issue in late January to what it claimed were suspicious dealings surrounding the attribution of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Valcke, 52, claimed that FIFA would always take action in corruption cases, but only if such allegations were backed up by more than hearsay and supposition.

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