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Qatari Exec Set to Meet Investigators in FIFA Bribery Case

by Associated Press

   BERN, SWITZERLAND --

   Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi was scheduled
   to be questioned by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA
   official in World Cup broadcasting rights deal.
   Al-Khelaifi, the Paris Saint-Germain president, was set to meet with
   Switzerland's federal prosecutors on Wednesday, two weeks after they
   revealed criminal proceedings against him.
   He denies wrongdoing and has not been charged.
   As CEO of BeIN Media Group -- formerly Al Jazeera Sports -- Al-Khelaifi
   secured Middle East TV rights for four World Cups, including the 2022
   tournament in Qatar.
   Al-Khelaifi and former FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke are
   suspected of bribery, fraud, criminal mismanagement and document
   forgery linked to a 2026-2030 rights deal.
   A luxury villa on Sardinia was seized two weeks ago, and Italian
   financial police alleged al-Khelaifi allowed Valcke to use it.