Said & Done

Fifa: clean Sepp's final word on Fifa's big clean-up: "I'm very satisfied. Not happy, but satisfied. All the doubts have been cast aside." General secretary Jérôme Valcke says the six long-term bans send a clear signal to dishonest officials: "People must be careful." • Last time Fifa cleaned up: 2006 – sacking Jérôme Valcke after a New York court ruled he had "lied repeatedly" to potential sponsors. "Fifa cannot accept such conduct among its own employees." Eight months later: Valcke "delighted" to be rehired by Sepp. "I just want to look to the future!" (Also criticised in court in 2006: Chuck Blazer, accused by the judge of offering testimony "without credibility". New for Chuck last week: appointed Fifa's head of marketing.) Meanwhile More highlights from Fifa's big purge: • Qatar's 2022 bid , reacting to being cleared of vote-trading. "We were always confident of this outcome. This puts an end to the rumours and hearsay. We have maintained a dignified silence throughout." (October: Qatari Fifa executive Mohammed Bin Hammam tells the press: "The other members on the committee are saying: 'OK, if you vote for [my bid] I will vote for yours.' That must not surprise anybody!") • Ismael Bhamjee : banned from "all football activities" – four years after being caught in another press sting touting World Cup tickets. Bhamjee said in 2006 his action was out of character: "I got myself in a mess. I will donate double what I made to charity." Plus: fine of the week £6k : Nigerian Premier League fine for Niger Tornadoes after their goalkeeper wore the wrong shirt during a match. £6k : Fifa's fine for Amos Adamu for allegedly trying to sell his World Cup vote. Elsewhere: ballet news New last week from Croatia: senior figures react to the furore caused by FA president Vlatko Markovic's anti-gay comments. Dinamo Zagreb vice-president Zdravko Mamic : "He was right. I would not allow gays in my team either. Gays are for ballet." Junkets: bad 2009 : Alex Ferguson says FA officials only organised an England friendly in Qatar so they could go on a junket. "We've all these fixtures but they go and organise a friendly in some unknown country. It's just a nice day out for them, a nice trip, a sunny day ..." 2010 : Fergie attends a sports conference in Qatar. "I back the Qatar 2022 bid. I admire their vision." Fergie says the hot climate wouldn't be a problem. "It was freezing in South Africa! Where would you rather be?" One to watch Karren Brady says Avram Grant is safe at West Ham: "Weak-minded people press the panic button ... I can assure you there is no finger on the button. We had a lot of this during our time at Birmingham but we have a history of backing our man." • 1 Oct 2001 , the Sun: "Karren Brady has told under-fire Birmingham boss Trevor Francis: 'We're not going to sack you.' Brady said: 'It's nonsense to suggest I'm about to sack Trevor. Everyone should get behind him: we are a very loyal club.'" • 15 Oct : Sacks him. Best exit Argentina: Claudio Borghi , leaving Boca Juniors: "Being at Boca was like having sex with the window open. I did my job but everywhere there were journalists with bad intentions, watching you. If it was up to me I would ban the media and ban telephones. This is a very sad day." Discipline news Ajax – sacking defender Kofi Osei, on loan at Almere City, after he pulled a gun on a team-mate during a dressing-room row. "Almere City contacted us stating that they wanted to terminate the loan for a specific reason. Having considered the reason, we sacked him." Agent of the week Mino Raiola , reacting to Johan Cruyff's criticism of his client Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Cruyff is senile and gutless ... he should be in a mental home with [Pep] Guardiola: they could sit quietly and play cards." Barcelona: "Mr Raiola is unacceptable." Transfer news May : Robert Pires rejects a move to play in Philadelphia. "I do not want to be difficult, but if I take my family away I'd rather do it to a beautiful city. Otherwise, I will put an end to my career." November : Joins Villa. And finally Romania's Football League say they've fined FC Timisoara president Marian Iancu and Universitatea Craiova manager Victor Piturca after a live TV debate degenerated. Highlights from the session: Iancu told viewers Piturca is a "homosexual satanist"; Piturca said Iancu is "bloated and stuffed with shit", likes to "stay in bed and eat 50 pies and 25 sandwiches", and has "spots like a fat gypsy stuck in puberty". Iancu said his £3,000 fine from the league was unjust: "They should be ashamed of themselves. It's a total lack of respect."