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FIFA pair banned over vote scandal

by Setanta staff , 18 November 2010

FIFA executive committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii have been suspended after an investigation into World Cup voting corruption.


The pair were accused of accepting month in return for their votes in the World Cup bidding process and following an inquiry they Adamu was suspended from all football-related activity for three years with Temarii banned for a year.

In addition Adamu was fined STG6,341 with Temarii hit with a STG3,170 fine.

"I am profoundly disappointed with the Ethics Committee's findings and had honestly believed I would be exonerated of any charges by now," Adamu said in a statement.

"I am innocent of all the charges levelled against me by the Ethics Committee and I completely refute the decision they have made.

"As yet I have not been advised of the grounds of the Ethics Committee's decision but regardless, I will be lodging a full appeal against it with immediate effect."

FIFA's ethics committee also cleared the 2018 Spain-Portugal and 2022 Qatar bids of collusion.


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