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| In
this Friday, July 24, 2015 file photo, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke
attends a press conference near Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace in St.
Petersburg, Russia, on the eve of the Preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup
in Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) |
Jerome Valcke, Sepp
Blatter's long-time right-hand man, was banned from all soccer-related activity
for 12 years Friday for misconduct during his term as FIFA secretary general.