Harold Mayne-Nicholls can't take part in any soccer-related activity for seven years, FIFA's ethics committee ruled.
FIFA has handed a seven-year ban from any soccer-related activity to Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the former chairman of the bid evaluation group for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Mayne-Nicholls, also an ex-president of the Chilean Football Association, received the sanction from the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent ethics committee on Monday.
A reason for his punishment has yet to be revealed, with FIFA stating: "more detailed information will be given after this final decision becomes effective."
Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but the bidding process around the two tournaments is the subject of a criminal investigation.