FIFA honcho Havelange under investigation by IOCFifa has suffered a fresh blow after the International Olympic Committee began an investigation into one of its highest officials over a BBC Panorama programme's allegations that he took bribes.
João Havelange, the honorary president of football's world governing body and an IOC member, is the subject of the inquiry being conducted by the IOC's ethics watchdog. The allegations centre on the 95-year-old Brazilian's relationship with Fifa's collapsed former marketing partner, International Sport and Leisure (ISL), during his 24 years as president of Fifa. So far Fifa has refused to open its own investigation into the alleged corruption.
In its Fifa: Football's Shame programme the BBC claimed last month: "Mr Havelange got a US$1m bung in 1997 [£610,000 at the time]. Sepp Blatter knew about it. He did nothing."
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