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Blatter criticizes Infantino''s plans for World Cup formats

December 21, 2022 7:20 pm

The 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be the first 48-nation tournament, meeting Infantino's election pledge of a bigger and more inclusive World Cup going beyond European and South American teams.

Blatter says picking Qatar as World Cup host was a 'mistake'

November 08, 2022 5:25 pm

“It’s a country that’s too small,” Blatter said of Qatar, the smallest host by size since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. “Football and the World Cup are too big for that.”

Blatter, Platini cleared of corruption charges at FIFA trial

July 08, 2022 2:44 pm

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini face Swiss corruption trial

June 07, 2022 12:44 pm

Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among the game's most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of two million Swiss francs ($2.08 million) in 2011 from FIFA to Platini.

Blatter, Platini finally going to court in FIFA fraud trial

June 06, 2022 7:13 pm

The fallout from the case ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA and ended Platini’s campaign to succeed his former mentor. It also removed Platini as president of UEFA, the governing body of European soccer.

Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland

November 02, 2021 8:44 pm

Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment.

Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter says money risks ruining the sport

May 11, 2019 4:39 pm

Sepp Blatter has told various media that he plans to take legal action against his successor Gianni Infantino over damage done to his reputation by the corruption scandal and information FIFA made public about payments to him that he says was inaccurate.

Ex-FIFA head Sepp Blatter flying to Moscow for FIFA World Cup 2018: Spokesman

June 19, 2018 4:22 pm

Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will fly to Moscow on Tuesday to visit the soccer World Cup and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, his spokesman told Reuters.

Sepp Blatter appeals for World Cup without VAR

March 01, 2018 8:03 pm

Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Thursday that the World Cup should not be used as an occasion to experiment with video replay technology.

Sepp Blatter hints at new evidence to challenge six-year FIFA ban

February 02, 2018 8:25 pm

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims to have new facts and wants to re-open the financial misconduct case that led to his six-year ban.

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