Valcke threatened Platini over polls

Sacked Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke made a "direct threat" to Michel Platini immediately before the former UEFA president’s suspension, a sports marketing consultant alleged yesterday

Paris: Sacked Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke made a "direct threat" to Michel Platini immediately before the former UEFA president’s suspension, a sports marketing consultant alleged yesterday.

Jerome Valcke

Benny Alon, an Israeli-American sports marketing consultant and friend of Platini, exposed Valcke’s ticket dealings at a presser in Zurich in September 2015.

He claims he was told by Platini’s adviser, Kevin Lamour, that he received a "direct threat from Jerome Valcke that if Michel did not stop the press conference, there will be some circumstances."     

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