Former Brazilian FA Boss, Jose Maria Banned From Football For Life

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Former Brazilian Football Confederation president Jose Maria Marin has been banned from all football-related activities for life, Bestchoicesports.com.ng understands.

Jose Maria Marin was the head of the Brazilian federation between 2012 and 2015

The 86-year-old was found guilty of bribery after an investigation by Fifa’s ethics committee.

The governing body also fined him one million Swiss francs (£760,000).
Marin was one of seven Fifa officials arrested at a hotel in Zurich in May 2015, and was sentenced to four years in a US jail for corruption in 2018.

He was convicted of accepting bribes from sports marketing companies in exchange for contracts to broadcast tournaments such as the Copa America.

BBC sourced

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