# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sepp-blatter
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:32:31.334Z

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name: "Sepp Blatter"
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description: "He ran world football for seventeen years, expanded the World Cup's reach into Africa and Asia, and presided over record revenues — then walked out six days after U.S. prosecutors unsealed corruption indictments against FIFA's inner circle."
tagline: "8th President of the International Federation of Association Football"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Joseph Blatter came from business and public relations, became FIFA's general secretary in 1981, and was elected president in June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He won re-election four times, building support by enlarging the tournament field and awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a decision that drew immediate controversy. Revenues soared under his watch, but so did accusations of corruption and financial mismanagement. On 2 June 2015, days after U.S. indictments hit FIFA's leadership, Blatter announced he would step aside. Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal case against him in September; by December the Ethics Committee had banned him for eight years, later reduced to six, then extended again in 2021 with a million-franc fine for improper bonus payments. He has been barred from FIFA activities until 2027.