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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Flo Clifford

Sepp Blatter suggests fans boycott 2026 World Cup over security concerns

Sepp Blatter posted on social media in support of a lawyer who has suggested fans avoid the World Cup - (Getty Images)

Ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested football fans boycott games in the United States at this summer’s World Cup over security and safety concerns.

Blatter wrote on social media in support of Mark Pieth, a Swiss anti-corruption lawyer who has advised fans to avoid travelling to the US in the wake of “abuses by immigration services”.

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