“Filling His Pockets!”- Disgraced Former FIFA President Gets Thrashed by Fans for Awarding the Soccer World Cup to Qatar

The 2022 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar, is scheduled to start on 20 November. While the buildup to the World Cup has sent fans into a state of frenzy, there have been a lot of controversies surrounding the hosts. The bidding for the 2022 edition of the World Cup started back in 2009, with Qatar winning the rights in 2010. Sepp Blatter was the FIFA president when the executive awarded the hosting rights to Qatar. Years after making the decision, the former soccer administrator recently admitted that it was a mistake.

Sepp Blatter resigned from his post as the FIFA boss in 2015 amidst the FIFA corruption case. Later that year, FIFA banned Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years. Last year, he was banned for a second time for six years and fined 1 million Swiss Francs.

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Sepp Blatter recently appeared for an interview with the Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger. During the interview, he revealed that awarding the hosting rights to Qatar was a ‘mistake’. 

“The choice of Qatar was a mistake,” Blatter told the Swiss newspaper. “At the time, we actually agreed in the executive committee that Russia should get the 2018 World Cup and the USA that of 2022. It would have been a gesture of peace if the two long-standing political opponents had hosted the World Cup one after the other.” 

Back-to-back World Cups in Russia and the United States surely would have been a step toward peace between the nations. However, it’s too late as the World Cup is just around the corner.

Soccer fans troll Sepp Blatter for the latest 2022 FIFA World Cup admission

Sepp Blatter’s latest admission comes just days ahead of the FIFA World Cup. It didn’t go down well with soccer fans around the world, who trolled him for his recent statement.

“He already filled his pockets, so he didn’t care,” one fan reacted to Blatter’s statement. Another fan mentioned that it’s “Too late now he been got paid and spent the money.”

A fan noted the late admission from Blatter and commented: “Oh he’s been sleeping 🛌 all these years.” Another fan said, “Gonna watch the New Netflix series“, referring to the Netflix documentary ‘FIFA: Uncovered’ which is going to be released on November 9.

Another comment on the post read: “Put this guy in jail for 40 years please.”

Sepp Blatter is banned from football as of now, but remains a hot topic among soccer circles. The FIFA World Cup is scheduled from 20 November to 18 December. The hosts, Qatar, play the opening game of the 22nd edition of the tournament against Ecuador.

The final of the World Cup is set to be held on 18th December, which is also Qatar National Day. The upcoming World Cup has been a part of several controversies due to its host. However, fans would certainly expect an exciting and entertaining tournament that comes only once in four years.

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