Criminal proceedings were opened against Nasser al-Khelaifi, PSG president and CEO of BeIN Sports for bribery as part of the World Cup broadcasting rights.
The sky darkened over the head of the President of Paris Saint-Germain. The prosecutor of the Confederation (MPC) announced on Thursday that an investigation was opened against the current president of the PSG and director of the BeiN Media group Nasser al-Khelaifi. A criminal procedure that should lift the veil on TV rights for the World Cups. But the strong man of the Parisian club is not the only one quoted in the case.
Valcke involved, an investigation opened on March 20
Indeed, former FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke, suspended for 10 years for other corruption, is also involved. The latter is accused of having perceived illegal advantages in connection with the granting of broadcasting rights in certain countries. Finally, the Swiss judiciary would also suspect a third businessman active in the field of sport. An investigation was reportedly launched on March 20 for "suspicion of private bribery, fraud, unfair management and forgery in securities," the MPC explained. The Commission has also revealed that a "coordinated" operation has been "carried out in several countries" as part of this investigation.
The offices of BeIN Sport raided
In France, the National Finance Department explained that two of its magistrates on Thursday conducted "a search of the Paris offices of beIN Sports France. Former FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke is "suspected of having accepted undue advantages in connection with the granting of media rights in certain countries by a businessman in the field of the sporting rights in respect of the 2018, 2022, 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cup ™ and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in respect of the FIFA World Cups of 2026 and 2030. " The Public Prosecutor of the Confederation also reported that no person is in preventive detention, stating that "the presumption of innocence prevails for all those involved."
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