FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Paris St Germain and AccorHotels Press Conference - Parc Des Princes, Paris, France - February 22, 2019 Paris Saint-Germain chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi during the press conference REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
PARIS/DOHA (Reuters) - The Qatari president of French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser al-Khelaifi, is under formal investigation in France for alleged corruption related to Doha's bid to host the athletics world championship, his lawyers said on Thursday.
French financial prosecutors are looking at a $3.5 million payment made in 2011 by Qatar-based company Oryx QSI to a sports marketing company run by Papa Massata Diack, son of the former IAAF president Lamine Diack, during the bidding process for the 2017 world championships.
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