The 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid inspector was banned from soccer for seeking several favors for family members, the FIFA ethics committee has said six months after imposing a seven-year sanction. Harold Mayne-Nicholls of Chile ''repeatedly asked for personal favors related to the hosting and training of his relatives (a son, nephew and brother-in-law),'' FIFA ethics judges said in a statement on Thursday. The bidder and institution were not identified, though it was previously reported Mayne-Nicholls approached the Aspire center in Doha about unpaid work and intern positions.
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