FIFA's appeals committee upholds a lifetime ban issued to the former head of the Brazilian football federation, Marco Polo Del Nero, for bribery and corruption
An investigation had found Del Nero had also violated rules governing conflicts of interest, loyalty, and general conduct.
Del Nero, 78, was suspended from all football-related activities and fined one million Swiss francs in April last year by FIFA's disciplinary committee.
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