The former president of FIFA Joseph Blatter was hospitalized , published this Thursday the Swiss newspaper Blick, citing the daughter of the former head of world football, who did not specify the medical problem.
“My father is in the hospital. It is getting better every day, but it needs time and rest, ”Corinne Blatter Andenmatten told the newspaper, which pointed out that the problem of ‘Sepp’ Blatter (84 years) is serious but that his life is not in danger.
His daughter Corinne, who insisted not to provide too many details, assured that his father needs calm: “On behalf of my family, I ask for privacy.”
Blatter, from 84 years, he was in charge of FIFA for 17 years until resigned in 2015 when it was swept up in the corruption scandal that implicated several top international soccer officials , plunging the Zurich-based organization into the biggest crisis in its history. Gianni Infantino was chosen in February 2016 to open a new era in FIFA.
It is not the first time that the Swiss faces health problems. In 2015 he had to be hospitalized for a problem in his immune system, the following year he underwent surgery for skin cancer. He was also operated on for a problem with his knee.
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