FIFA Ethics Committee opens proceedings against Blatter, Valcke and Kattner

FIFA's independent Ethics Committee has opened formal proceedings against the organisation's former president Sepp Blatter, as well as Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner, in relation to numerous alleged violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE).

In June, lawyers conducting an internal investigation at world football's governing body said Blatter, former general secretary Valcke and ex-acting secretary general and director of finance Kattner benefitted improperly from bonuses totalling a combined 79million Swiss francs (£55m) over the past five years. 

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