FIFA Bans World Cup Bid Panel Boss Seven Years for Ethics Breach
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Soccer’s global governing body gave a seven-year ban to Harold Mayne-Nicholls of Chile, who oversaw part of the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Mayne-Nicholls was chairman of the Bid Evaluation Group for the disputed process and former head of Chile’s Football Association. FIFA said he was suspended for breaking its code of ethics involving confidentiality, without giving details. FIFA announced the ban in an e-mailed statement.