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PSG president Al-Khelaifi confident name will be cleared in latest bribery case

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is confident that his name will be cleared once another investigation into allegations of bribery has been completed.

The Qatari businessman stands accused of having colluded with former FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to manipulate the distribution of media rights for events such as the World Cup and Confederations Cup.

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has charged those at the centre of a long-running scandal with criminal offences.

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Al-Khelaifi has, however, faced similar legal battles before and expects his innocence to be proven and any claims of wrongdoing to be dropped.