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PSG boss,ex-FIFA secretary in fresh bribery scandal Paris saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general, Jerome Valcke,have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights . The office of the Attorney General of Switzerland said in a statement on Thursday that the two had been charged "in connection with the award of media rights to various world cup and FIFA confederation cup tournament."
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Barcelona complete  emergency signing of Martin Braithwaite from Leganes    Barcelona have completed the emergency signing of Danish striker martin Braithwaite from Leganes for 18m euros(15m pounds). LA liga gave Barcelona permission to make a signing outside the transfer window after Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for six months with an injury. LA liga rules allow clubs to apply to make new signings if a player is ruled out for more than five months. Braithwaite's contract will run until end of June 2024 that also includes a buy-out clause of 300m euros(251m pounds) . Leganes are in the relegation zone and have lost the striker,capped 39 times by Denmark,after Barcelona met his buy-out clause. "We will raise our voice," said Leganes director general martin Ortega." We are in a situation of enormous and serious damage. "We cannot understand the current regulation that a club,having a long-term injury,can perform this operation unilaterally and t
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Super Eagles Retain 31st position in latest FIFA Ranking    The super Eagles of Nigeria still retained 31st position in the latest FIFA world Ranking released today . And in Africa,the super Eagles maintained third position behind Senegal who are Africa's number one team and 20th in the world and Tunisia who remain 27th globally and second on the continent . Meanwhile, at the top of the world Ranking ,Belgium still in the 1st position, world champions France are in second position ,Brazil in third position, while England and Uruguay are fourth and fifth respectively. The next FIFA world Ranking will be released on April 9,2020.