Former FIFA president pans mixing soccer with politics, blasts U.S. ahead of World Cup

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The U.S. Department of Justice began to encircle Joseph Blatter’s management until leaving him no choice other than the resignation of FIFA’s presidency in 2015. That year, a Swiss police raid, involving the FBI, at the Baur au Lac Hotel in Zurich, led to the arrest of seven senior leaders of the entity. The charges were “extortion, money laundering and widespread corruption,” preface to what was renamed FIFAgate. The investigation was focused o…

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Is Donald Trump's aggressive policy compatible with the reception of the world's largest sporting event after the Olympic Games? The question arises, according to Sepp Blatter, a former FIFA boss who is now wondering a few months from the 2026 World Cup curtain rise (June 11 to July 19). "In this World Cup, the great profiter will be the United States, but not the spectators," judges the one who ruled on world football from 1998 to 2015. "In pri…

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Former FIFA boss Joseph S. Blatter once again handed out against his successor Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump - and called for a clear position against their actions.

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February 21, 2026 ✅ General News. Sepp Blatter is sad: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter criticized the immigration policy and visa bans in the United States, as well as the country's President Donald Trump. On this... ᐉ football news ⚽ on UA-Football

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Sepp Blatter is almost 90 years old, a fragile health, but still two three punchlines in stock. Former president of the...