Blatter says Sarkozy helped Qatar land 2022 World Cup vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Blatter was speaking the day after FIFA was urged to launch an investigation into claims it was offered a secret television deal by Qatar’s state-run broadcaster Al-Jazeera just three weeks before it awarded the tournament to the Gulf state.
Blatter reiterated his claim that then-UEFA president Michel Platini’s support for Qatar’s bid set in train a series of attacks on the FIFA chief that led to his unceremonious removal from the job he had held for 17 years. “These four votes tipped the balance in favour of Qatar and against the USA. This situation sparked attacks from the losing parties on FIFA and me personally, from defeated England on Russia for the 2018 World Cup and from the USA, who lost to Qatar,” Blatter said.
For the 2022 tournament, Qatar swept to victory with 11 of the 22 votes, beating the USA, South Korea, Japan and Australia.
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