Got there in the end It’s taken him 12 years to get there but Sepp Blatter, the former president of Fifa, has finally admitted the decision to hand the World Cup to Qatar was a ‘mistake’. In 2010, Blatter was the helm of world football’s governing body when Qatar was given the 2022 tournament, along […]

3 years ago

Both men were banned from football for eight years in 2015 Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have been acquitted of corruption by a Swiss court. Criminal proceedings were launched into the pair after a payment of two million Swiss francs (£1.7m) from FIFA to Platini was uncovered in 2015. […]

4 years ago

Platini and Blatter are currently on trial for fraud Former UEFA president Michel Platini has launched a scathing attack on FIFA and accused the governing body of making him and former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter out to be “cheaters, fraudsters, and money launderers.” The start to the trial had been delayed by a day after […]

4 years ago

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were due to go on trial on Wednesday Sepp Blatter was unable to give evidence on the first day of his fraud trial in Switzerland’s federal court owing to chest pains, with judges moving his testimony to tomorrow. The former FIFA president and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini could face five-year […]

4 years ago

“I thought, ‘Sepp Blatter is really old, can I really prank this guy?’ Then I remembered he was the epicentre of FIFA corruption” Comedian Simon Brodkin is known for two things: playing characters like cheeky chap Lee Nelson and preening Premier League footballer Jason Bent; and his elaborate pranks, which have included handing Theresa May […]

6 years ago

“I never touched the balls”

10 years ago