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Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has opened up on an experience he had after being put in an induced coma following heart surgery that saw him miss the first day of his 2022 fraud trial.      Blatter served as president of football’s global governing body from 1998 to 2015 when he …

Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has admitted that it was a ‘mistake’ to hand the World Cup to Qatar because it is ‘too small’ to stage the huge tournament.    Qatar was awarded the competition back in 2010, but the decision was met with huge controversy after allegations the country had paid bribes …

The former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has labelled the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar a “mistake”, and accepted personal responsibility for the outcome of the nation’s 2010 bid. “It was a bad choice and I was responsible for that as president at the time,” Blatter has …

The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments was halted today when Blatter started suffering from chest pains and breathing issues on the first day of trial   Blatter, 86, and Platini, 66, appeared at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court …