Blatter lashes out at jealousy

Suspicions of bribery and corruption were rife as FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a country with little football tradition.

This week Blatter’s presidential bid was strengthened when his only rival was unseated as Vice President by a Jordanian ally of his.

The Swiss said: “In 2010 we had some milestones in the history of football, starting with the first World Cup on the African continent, and what a success. All these successes have created a lot of envy and jealousy in our world because you cannot satisfy everybody.”