Friday, May 15, 2015

Blatter to visit US in 2016, rejects talk of avoiding FBI (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this March 20, 2015 file photo FIFA President Joseph Blatter speaks to journalists following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Blatter told Tuesday's May 12, 2015 edition of free Swiss daily 20 Minutes that his presidency benefited from a boom in soccer's finances and development fueled by television rights deals. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP, File)

Sepp Blatter says he has no fear of stepping foot in the United States - no matter what the FBI might be doing. The FIFA president insisted Friday he is not avoiding the U.S. despite a reported probe implicating two of his former FIFA colleagues in financial corruption. In fact, Blatter plans an American visit in June 2016 for the Copa America tournament. ''I will be there if elected,'' said Blatter, who is widely expected to win another term in the FIFA presidential vote on May 29.




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