0 £ 0.00. Mosimane praises Weiler for Ahly's league success, hopes for Champions League..... Egypt's Red Sea on high alert of unstable weather starting Sunday, Egyptian Premier League results & scorers (34th matchday), Egypt's Salah leads Liverpool fightback against West Ham, Inter salvage Parma draw, Atalanta move second, Match facts: Liverpool v West Ham United (English Premier League), Germany Bundesliga results & fixtures (6th matchday). Jérôme Valcke was found guilty of a lesser charge of forging documents linked to World Cup broadcasting deals in Italy and Greece. The game, starting at 1755 GMT, will be played behind closed doors at Istanbul's Fatih Terim stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic. FREE DELIVERY WORLDWIDE My Account; TRACK ORDER; WISHLIST; Cart ; 0 £ 0.00. Download the France 24 app, FIFA approves $1.5 billion relief fund for struggling football leagues, Swiss prosecutor indicts Paris Saint-Germain boss in corruption case, FIFA head visits White House amid corruption investigation in Switzerland, England win rugby's Six Nations as France defeat Ireland in Paris, Vendée Globe to set sail without spectators amid virus clampdown, Britain's Geoghegan Hart rides to Giro d'Italia victory, Hamilton overtakes Schumacher with record 92nd win after Portuguese GP victory, Real Madrid beat Barca 3-1 in first 'Clasico' match without fans, 'We're a different team': PSG, Manchester United set history aside for Champions League opener, Lille go top of French league after routing 9-man Lens in northern derby, Exeter Chiefs hold off Racing 92 to win European Champions Cup final, Mbappe goal gives France 2-1 Nations League win over Croatia, Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus, Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat to claim 17th NBA title, France and Portugal play to scoreless draw in UEFA Nations League football. A third defendant, Greek marketing agency executive Dinos Deris, was acquitted on charges of active corruption with Valcke and inciting him. Actualités sur le club de la capitale In an interview with state news agency Anadolu, Basaksehir president Goksel Gumusdag, who has close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tried to prevent the diplomatic crisis spilling over to the pitch praising PSG and its Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. Nasser Al-Khelaifi: PSG president acquitted in Swiss corruption trial, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been acquitted in a Swiss corruption trial, 'Wow!' They are facing PSG, Manchester United and RB Leipzig in the group stage on their debut appearance in the top-tier competition. Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning, Take international news everywhere with you! All the management, especially Mr Nasser are our friends," Gumusdag said. Gumusdag joked. It restores my faith in the rule of law and in due process, after four years of baseless allegations, fictitious charges and constant smears of my reputation - all of which have been proven to be completely and wholly unsubstantiated. Are Man Utd on track as Ole takes wheel for 100th time? Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris SG, or simply Paris or PSG, is a French professional football club based in Paris. Nasser Al-Khelaifi: PSG president acquitted in Swiss corruption trial. At the time, FIFA renewed World Cup rights in the Middle East and North Africa for Qatari broadcaster beIN Media Group, which is led by al-Khelaïfi. "Paris Saint-Germain are a friendly club. The reference to PSG'S Qatari ownership is not trivial. Valcke's conviction, albeit on a minor charge, is the first secured by the Swiss prosecutors who began investigating FIFA and international soccer officials six years ago. PSG sign Portugal midfielder Pereira on loan from Porto. An undisclosed settlement was understood to have been reached between Al-Khelaifi and FIFA. "Today's verdict is a total vindication.
"Paris Saint-Germain are a friendly club. However, the court found Valcke guilty of forging documents linked to kickbacks from World Cup broadcasting deals in Italy and Greece, but he was cleared of other charges. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Al-Khelaifi, who also sits on the executive committee of European football's governing body UEFA, had been charged in a case related to the awarding of World Cup media rights which also involved former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke. Basaksehir, who are only six years old, enjoyed a swift rise before they were crowned Turkish champions for the first time last summer. All the management, especially Mr Nasser are our friends," Gumusdag said.
Known for their budgetary discipline and attacking play, the club are accused of enjoying too close a relationship with Erdogan, who is wary of the supporters of the three Istanbul giants, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas. “It restores my faith in the rule of law and in due process, after four years of baseless allegations, fictitious charges and constant smears of my reputation.”. "We're very happy to host the world-class club.". © 2020 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines. Al-Khelaïfi, who is a minister in Qatar’s government and a member of the UEFA executive committee, was not linked to the bribery charge against Valcke. ), Edin Visca is Basaksehir Istanbul's top scorer this season with three goals AFP, (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at, Rashford and Solskjaer give Man Utd lift-off and leave PSG out of sorts, Barcelona held 1-1 at 10-man Alaves after goalkeeper gaffe, Egypt detects 170 new coronavirus cases; 8 fatalities on Saturday, Spain La Liga results & fixtures (8th matchday), Italy Serie A results & fixtures (6th matchday). Egyptian players abroad: Kouka hits a brace for Olympiacos, Salah leads Liverpool's..... Rennes return to winning ways in France ahead of Chelsea trip, Turkish president's spokesman, minister test positive, Morocco winger Ziyech stars as Chelsea sweep aside Burnley, Egypt's Kouka continues superb run with double in Olympiacos win, Austria brings in second virus shutdown, curfew, Ronaldo set for return on Juventus bench against Spezia, English Premier League results & fixtures (7th matchday), Bayern Munich sweep past Cologne to go top without Lewandowski, Warsaw police detain 37 during abortion rights protest, 'It's over', Guardiola rules out return as Barcelona boss, Suspected Islamists kill 17 civilians in eastern Congo raid, AP Explains: Why France incites such anger in Muslim world, Hazard ends yearlong scoring drought, Madrid beats Huesca, Walker strike ensures Man City blunt the Blades, France struggles against spiral of online jihadist hate, 'Bond - James Bond': Scottish movie legend Sean Connery dies aged 90, US citizen rescued by American forces in Nigeria: Pentagon, Iraq reopens Tahrir Square, epicentre of revolt in Baghdad. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Erdogan enjoys excellent relations with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who is close to Khelaifi.