The Latest Breaking News from Sepp Blatter

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

Handing the World Cup to Qatar was a ‘mistake’ and a ‘bad choice’ according to the former Fifa president Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter says FIFA’s decision to award Qatar the World Cup was a “mistake”.

The former FIFA president, who was banned in 2015, has claimed that the governing body initially wanted the US to host this year's tournament

Blatter said he was ‘responsible’ for the decision, which has faced criticism because of Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and discriminative LGBT+ laws

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Swiss prosecutors have filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the directors of world and European football respectively, were cleared in July by the Federal Criminal Court.

Al Jazeera looks at the main events of the last 12 years in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday.

The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away

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