PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi charged with corruption | OneFootball

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Phil Costa·23 May 2019

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi charged with corruption

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Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged with corruption by French authorities.

Khelaifi – who is also chairman of the Bein Media Group – was accused of attempting to buy the rights to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships for Doha.


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The 45-year-old is alleged to have made a $3.5m one-off payment to former IAAF president Lamine Diack, in return for hosting privileges.

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The games were eventually given to London by a 16-10 majority vote.

Al-Khelaifi’s lawyer, Francis Szpiner, has rejected the allegations, claiming that they “are not based on anything”.