“You cannot buy a World Cup.”
According to the Guardian, Blatter said Qatar was awarded hosting rights "not because of corruption but because of political pressure."
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Blatter’s football suspension to finish in time for Qatar’s World Cup
Blatter was penalized for paying 2 million Swiss francs (US$2 million) to former Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) chief Michel Platini, whose suspension was also reduced.
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FIFA bans Blatter, Platini from football activities for eight years
In a statement today, FIFA's ethics committee said Blatter and Vice-President Michel Platini had been found guilty of corruption allegations, involving a "disloyal payment" of $2 million made to Platini in 2011.
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Blatter, other top FIFA officials banned from football for 90 days
In a statement, FIFA's ethics committee said that the men are “banned from all football activities on a national and international level” for the next three months, effective immediately. The suspension could be extended by a further 45 days.
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FIFA sets dates for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup
The world’s governing football body set the dates today during a meeting in Zurich. Kick-off will be on Nov. 21 and the tournament concludes on Qatar’s National Day.
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Blatter: German and French ‘interventions’ helped Qatar World Cup bid
Blatter said “there were two political interventions” from former German president Christian Wulff as well as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and that the German politician recommended that his country’s football federation “vote for Qatar out of economic interests.”
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter to step down amid corruption scandal (updated)
"The elections are closed but the challenges that FIFA are facing have not come to an end. FIFA needs profound restructuring," Blatter said in a press conference tonight.
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Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term
The 79-year-old Blatter, who has been president of FIFA since 1998, defeated Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, at a time when the world's football governing body faces a serious crisis of confidence.
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FIFA revisits option of holding 2022 World Cup in January/February
Despite promises to avoid clashing with the Winter Olympics timetable, a FIFA task force is considering moving the Qatar-hosted tournament up by six months so that it will be held in the cooler months here.
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