No FIFA official quizzed over ticket scandal

FIFA Marketing Director Thierry Weil attends a press conference to announce the ticketing strategy for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 19, 2013, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP
FIFA Marketing Director Thierry Weil attends a press conference to announce the ticketing strategy for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 19, 2013, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP

Brazilian police have not yet spoken to any FIFA official suspected of involvement in an illegal ticket-scalping ring, football's governing body said.

FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil told a press conference he was not aware of any official being interviewed by police investigating the allegations.

"Nobody from FIFA has been contacted by police in regard to these allegations," Weil said.

Brazilian police commissioner Fabio Barucke on Thursday said investigators believed "someone from FIFA" staying at an official hotel in Rio was suspected of involvement in the scandal.

The unnamed official was suspected of providing thousands of World Cup tickets that were sold illegally at matches dating back to 2002.