IN Media Group refutes all accusations made by the OAG (Switzerland's attorney general's office)," it said in a statement.Although the RuneScape gold investigation is bad news for the high-profile PSG president Khelaifi, thought currently to be in Qatar, it is highly unlikely the fallout will be contained to him and Valcke.Scrutiny on FIFA and Qatar will intensify as a result, say experts.
In isolation, it would be easy to explain today's developments as being yet another example of an allegedly dubious practice in a sport characterised by an endless flow of misdemeanours," said Simon Chadwick, professor of sports enterprise at Britain's Salford University."However, this is not an isolated incident, and forms part of an ongoing narrative that has built-up around both FIFA and Qatar.
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And Qatar also remains at the centre of the storm engulfing the sport.The news from Geneva caps a tumultuous few days, weeks and months for Qatar.Long used to denying graft allegations over its successful bid for the check it tournament -- which Qatar has done numerous times -- the Gulf state has been presented with a far different set of challenges since June 5, since the regional diplomatic crisis began.
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