Jerome Valcke used private jets for himself and his family and exploited his position as secretary general of FIFA to help his son to win a job, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled as it rejected his appeal against a ban on Tuesday. Valcke, who was also implicated in the resale of match tickets for the 2014 World Cup, was fighting a 10-year FIFA ban. CAS found against him in a ruling issued on Monday night. Between January 2011 and September 2013, private jet flights by FIFA executives cost $11.7 million (9.9 million euros), with Valcke largely responsible, according to the CAS statement on the decision.

In 2013, the FIFA director of finance sent Valcke an email asking him to find "more cost efficient alternatives wherever possible". During his time as general secretary, Valcke "took four trips which were inconsistent with FIFA's travel policies and regulations...on which he was accompanied by family members at the expense of FIFA," said the ruling.