Brazilian man trades unused 1950 World Cup ticket to FIFA

Brazilian man trades unused 1950 World Cup ticket to FIFA

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Joedir Sancho Belmont (L) and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke trade tickets for the 1950 and 2014 World Cup finals at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 27, 2014. Belmont, 85, had a ticket for the 1950 World Cup final match between Brazil and Uruguay, but he skipped the match to tend to his sick mother. He has offered to donate his unused 1950 ticket for display in FIFA's planned museum at its Zurich headquarters. In return, the soccer governing body has given him two tickets to this year's World Cup final match.

FIFA's Valcke attends World Cup IBC opening ceremony

FIFA's Valcke attends World Cup IBC opening ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke (C) cuts the tape during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Centre in Rio de Janeiro on June 2, 2014, for the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil.

Japan grouped with Netherlands, Cameroon, Denmark in World Cup

Japan grouped with Netherlands, Cameroon, Denmark in World Cup

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke shows that Japan has been drawn for the first-round Group E at next year's World Cup soccer finals in South Africa with Netherlands, Denmark, and Cameroon during a drawing gathering in Cape Town on Dec. 4, 2009.

FIFA names Senegalese as 1st female sec'y general

FIFA names Senegalese as 1st female sec'y general

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces at a FIFA Congress in Mexico City on May 13, 2016, the appointment of Fatma Samoura as the first female secretary general of the organization. Samoura, a Senegalese U.N. diplomat, will replace Jerome Valcke, who was dismissed in January amid allegations of widespread corruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan grouped with Netherlands, Cameroon, Denmark in World Cup

Japan grouped with Netherlands, Cameroon, Denmark in World Cup

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke shows that Japan has been drawn for the first-round Group E at next year's World Cup soccer finals in South Africa with Netherlands, Denmark, and Cameroon during a drawing gathering in Cape Town on Dec. 4, 2009. (Kyodo)