Jerome Valcke dismissed as FIFA secretary general
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Jerome Valcke has been dismissed as secretary general of soccer's scandal-scarred governing body.
FIFA says its emergency committee fired Valcke with immediate effect and terminated his contract.
FIFA says Valcke "is therefore no longer the secretary general of FIFA."
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Valcke, who had served as FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top aide, was provisionally suspended by FIFA on Sept. 17.
Last week, FIFA ethics judges formally opened a case against Valcke, who had faced a nine-year ban from soccer.
FIFA says Markus Kattner will continue to serve as acting secretary general.
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Valcke was charged with several violations of the FIFA code of ethics while serving as Blatter's right hand man since 2007. The charges include accepting gifts and conflicts of interest.