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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Costas Michael Takkas (Greek: Κώστας Τάκκας, IPA: [ˈkostas ˈtakas]) is a football administrator, the attaché to the CONCACAF president, and the former CIFA general secretary.
Corruption allegations[edit]
Takkas was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the United States.[2] He was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3][4]
Takkas was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a US judge in 2017.[5]
Education[edit]
Takkas obtained his designation as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1982,[6] having earned his undergraduate degree from Imperial College London in 1978.[7]
References[edit]
^ "The FIFA Case: Questions, Answers and Updates". The New York Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "FIFA bans three officials implicated in corruption scandal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ "'Football must learn from Fifa scandal'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Profile: Costas Takkas". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
^ "Συνέλαβαν στελέχη της FIFA στη Ζυρίχη" (in Greek). zougla.gr. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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