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IOC says no confirmation of Havelange resignation reports
Dec 5, 2011, 12:53 GMT
Berlin - The International Olympic Committee said Monday it could not confirm media reports that former FIFA president Joao Havelange has resigned from the IOC days before an ethics hearing into his conduct.
British media reports said 95-year-old Havelange was due to hear on Thursday the outcome of an IOC ethics committee investigation into allegations that as head of FIFA he received kickbacks from the collapsed sports marketing agency ISL.
The Brazilian, who was FIFA president from 1974 to 1998 before being replaced by Joseph Blatter, had offered his resignation for health reasons, reports said.
Two other IOC members, International Association of Athletics Federations president Lamine Diack and Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football, will have their cases considered by the IOC on Thursday.
Media reports said that with Havelange's resignation the ethics case against him is likely to be dropped.
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