"Sepp Blatter can no longer bring himself to say Gianni Infantino's name. Instead, the Swiss administrator − who ran Fifa from 1998 to 2015 until he left amid an enormous corruption scandal − refers to Infantino only as "my successor" and "the leader" as he takes his adversary to task ahead of Friday's World Cup draw."
"It may come as a surprise to see Blatter claim the moral high ground against the man who replaced him, but having been cleared of criminal charges this year, he says "I sleep well and my conscience is tranquil". Now, he has turned his focus back to the state of the game and the methods of the man who will be front and centre in Washington alongside the US president."
Sepp Blatter refuses to say Gianni Infantino's name, instead referring to him only as 'my successor' and 'the leader' while criticizing him ahead of the World Cup draw. Blatter ran FIFA from 1998 to 2015 and left amid an enormous corruption scandal. Blatter claims the moral high ground against the man who replaced him, and stresses that, having been cleared of criminal charges this year, 'I sleep well and my conscience is tranquil.' Blatter has refocused on the state of the game and on Infantino's methods as Infantino prepares to be front and centre in Washington alongside the US president.
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