FIFA: Joao Havelange abandons post as Honorary President

Joao Havelange, 96, has resigned from his position as Honorary President of FIFA, 18/04/2013, according to a report from the Ethics Commission issued on 30/04/2013 on the corruption case involving ISL, FIFA's former marketing partner.

The Brazilian is accused of receiving tens of millions of dollars in bribes from ISL, the firm that managed the allocation of TV rights for the World Cup before going bankrupt in 2001. At the time, between 1992 and May 2000, accepting bribes was not, however, objectionable under Swiss criminal law.

Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee, also points out in his report that the Brazilian, Ricardo Teixeira, former President of the Brazilian Football Federation and member of FIFA's Executive Committee, was also involved in this case, though he resigned in March 2012.

Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz, President of the South American Confederation and member of FIFA's Executive Committee, "has not been completely honest," according to the report produced by the Ethics Committee. Leoz resigned on 24/04/2013.

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