Former Israeli soccer player and hospitality ticket agent Benny Alon speaks to media during a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland September 17, 2015. World soccer body FIFA put Secretary General Jerome Valcke on leave on Thursday just hours after an ex-footballer raised allegations Valcke may have been involved in an improper deal to resell 2014 World Cup tickets for a lucrative profit. Earlier on Thursday, former Israeli soccer player Benny Alon said at a press conference in Zurich that he agreed in 2013 to pay cash to Valcke to secure plum World Cup tickets. He said the plan was to then sell the tickets to fans at a markup and split the proceeds with Valcke. Alon said the deal fell through and he never paid the soccer official any cash. Reuters could not independently confirm Alon's claims. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich