BEVERLY HILLS, May 24, (THEWILL) – World football governing body, FIFA, has announced the sack of its Deputy Secretary General, Markus Kattner, with immediate effect.
The soccer’s governing body, which is embroiled in corruption scandals, revealed in a statement on Monday that an internal investigation “uncovered breaches of his fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contact.”
FIFA said it would not make any further comment, but it would “continue its cooperation with the relevant authorities.”
Kattner assumed the role of FIFA’s acting Secretary General from September 2015 until earlier this month and replaced Jerome Valcke, who was dismissed from the post and later banned by the ethics committee for 12 years.
FIFA has been embroiled in a corruption scandal over the past year in which several officials, including former FIFA Executive Committee members, have been indicted in the United States.
So far, at least 15 people and two corporate entities have pleaded guilty in the U.S cases.
Story by David Oputah
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