FIFA official's son admits to selling tickets

A day after Brazilian police confirmed they were investigating a ticket scam involving a FIFA official, Humberto Grondona revealed he sold tickets to a friend on the Argentinian TV station TyC.

While Grondona Jr is understood not to be the individual under investigation by Brazilian police in Operation Jules Rimet, the revelations again call into question the ethics of FIFA officials.

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