FIFA opens formal proceeding against Sepp Blatter

By Jaclyn Jaeger2016-09-12T14:30:00

The ethics committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of professional soccer, has opened formal proceedings against Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former head of FIFA, for engaging in bribery and corruption. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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