FIFA says it has ruled out examining fresh allegations made by a British television program that three senior officials took secret payments related to marketing deals.
FIFA says “the investigation and the case are definitely closed.”
The BBC’s documentary show Panorama alleged said on Monday that FIFA executive committee members Ricardo Teixeira, Nicolas Leoz and Issa Hayatou received cash from FIFA’s former marketing partner between 1989-99. The company, ISL, collapsed with huge debts sparking a fraud trial.
FIFA said the ISL case was dealt with by a Swiss court in 2008 and no FIFA officials were accused of any crime.
Teixeira, Leoz and Hayatou will vote on Thursday when FIFA decides the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.
