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Fifa watches worth £10 000 each disappear mysteriously after gala
12 Jan 2017 at 14:11hrs | Views
The world football governing body - FIFA has launched a probe after six watches each worth £10 000 went missing on Monday.
That was during its awards gala in Zurich.
Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa was part of the delegates.
The Hublot Big Bang watches, worth a combined £60,000, were due to be presented to the eventual winners of each award.
According to reports, the watches failed to turn up at the TV studios in Zurich where the event was being staged despite arriving at the FIFA headquarters.
Somewhere between the two destinations the watches disappeared leading to speculation that they were stolen.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri and Cristiano Ronaldo were amongst the names who should have collected the watch after winning the Best Manager of the Year and Best Player respectively, reports show.
That was during its awards gala in Zurich.
Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa was part of the delegates.
The Hublot Big Bang watches, worth a combined £60,000, were due to be presented to the eventual winners of each award.
According to reports, the watches failed to turn up at the TV studios in Zurich where the event was being staged despite arriving at the FIFA headquarters.
Somewhere between the two destinations the watches disappeared leading to speculation that they were stolen.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri and Cristiano Ronaldo were amongst the names who should have collected the watch after winning the Best Manager of the Year and Best Player respectively, reports show.
Source - Byo24News
