FIFA officials take legal action against Blatter

Eleven members of FIFA's Executive Committee began a legal action against FIFA president Sepp Blatter with the Zurich First Prosecutor…

Eleven members of FIFA's Executive Committee began a legal action against FIFA president Sepp Blatter with the Zurich First Prosecutor today.

In a statement, five FIFA vice-presidents - David Will, Lennart Johansson, Issa Hayatou, Dr Antonio Matarrese and Dr Mong-joon Chung - confirmed they had started the legal process against the president.

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