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Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss police after being arrested and interrogated, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Protester showers FIFA's Blatter with fake money

PHOTOS: Protester showers FIFA's Blatter with fake money

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

FIFA president Sepp Blatter was showered with paper money by a protester before the start of a press conference in Zurich on Monday.

English football fails its biggest test - will the public ever forgive?

English football fails its biggest test - will the public ever forgive?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

After a week of public arguments about Premier League players, who earn an average salary of 240,000 a month, refusing to take a pay cut while top clubs use public money to pay their furloughed non-playing staff, there is little doubt that the game -- and its players -- have suffered a serious blow to their image. There is no question that many footballers do help out good causes generously, just as most clubs are engaged with effective community programmes all-year round.

FLASHBACK: BEST Sports Photos of the Year-Part 2

FLASHBACK: BEST Sports Photos of the Year-Part 2

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

From a bloodied face of Spanish club Atletico's Madrid's Mario Mandzukic, to Australia's ICC World Cup triumph, Sania Mirza's fabulous run and more scintillating moments are frozen in time in this beautiful photo-feature.

Prankster ruins May's major speech in UK

Prankster ruins May's major speech in UK

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

He was arrested by Swiss authorities for trespassing at the event in July 2015 but later released.

Why Platini is no longer the favourite to succeed Blatter at FIFA

Why Platini is no longer the favourite to succeed Blatter at FIFA

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Bookmakers lengthened the odds that European soccer boss Michel Platini will succeed Sepp Blatter as head of global soccer body FIFA, after Swiss prosecutors said they were investigating Blatter over a payment to Platini.

PHOTOS: Defining moments of the decade in Sports

PHOTOS: Defining moments of the decade in Sports

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Some of the big moments of the sporting world from 2010-2019!