Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter is a Swiss football administrator who served as FIFA president from 1998 to 2015. His tenure expanded FIFA’s commercial reach and became associated with corruption allegations and governance crises.

João Havelange: A Brazilian sports administrator who led FIFA as president from 1974 to 1998. Blatter succeeded Havelange after serving as FIFA’s general secretary under him.
FIFA corruption case: A series of criminal investigations and prosecutions concerning bribery and corruption in international football administration. The 2015 arrests of FIFA officials triggered the crisis that ended Blatter’s presidency.
Valais: A canton in southwestern Switzerland, centered on the upper Rhône valley. Blatter was born in Visp, a town in the canton of Valais.
FIFA presidential election, 1998: The FIFA vote in which Sepp Blatter defeated UEFA president Lennart Johansson for the presidency. This contest began Blatter’s 17-year tenure and exposed divisions over FIFA’s direction.
Michel Platini: A French football administrator and former player who led UEFA from 2007 to 2015. Platini became Blatter’s chief rival in the 2015 FIFA presidential contest before both were suspended.
FIFA ethics committee: FIFA’s independent body responsible for investigating and adjudicating breaches of its ethics rules. Its 2015 ruling suspended Blatter from football-related activity for eight years, later reduced on appeal.
University of Lausanne: A public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland. Blatter studied business and economics there before beginning his administrative career.
FIFA presidential election, 2015: The FIFA vote in which Blatter won reelection days after senior officials were arrested in Switzerland. Blatter’s victory was followed by his announcement that he would resign amid the governance crisis.
Mohamed bin Hammam: A Qatari football administrator who led the Asian Football Confederation from 2002 to 2011. His 2011 presidential challenge to Blatter collapsed amid allegations of vote-buying.
FIFA World Cup: An international tournament in which national men’s football teams compete for the world championship. Blatter’s presidency oversaw the tournaments awarded to South Africa, Brazil, Russia, and Qatar.

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