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SPORTSWednesday 24 February
Sepp Blatter’s book about life at FIFA set to be published
GRAHAM DUNBAR led book with anecdotes spokesman, Thomas Reng- against an eight-year ban of $2 million to the former
AP Sports Writer about his 40 years at FIFA, gli. for conflicts of interest. France great in 2011.
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blat- including as president since Renggli told The Associ- Blatter hopes to be cleared Both men claim they had a
ter’s book about his life at 1998. ated Press on Tuesday that of wrongdoing so he can verbal agreement for FIFA
FIFA is expected to be pub- “Despite the success, Blat- the publishing timetable host the presidential elec- to pay Platini additional
lished within weeks. ter repeatedly had to put had been pushed back by tion meeting in Zurich. salary for his work as Blat-
The website of Swiss pub- up with harsh reviews and some weeks, and the book Blatter and one-time elec- ter’s presidential adviser
lisher Werd & Weber has prejudices,” the publisher’s would include the result of tion favorite Michel Platini, from 1999-2002.
said “Sepp Blatter: Mission preview said. Friday’s FIFA presidential the UEFA president, were FIFA ethics prosecutors
Football” will cost 39 Swiss election. banned by the FIFA ethics have counter-appealed
francs (US$39) and intend- “In this richly illustrated The election will formally committee in December to seek life bans for both
ed to make it available in book, Sepp Blatter tells how end Blatter’s near 18-year over a “disloyal payment” men.q
February. he learned to deal with the presidency in the week
Blatter previously said it hostility.” he should receive the ver-
would be a photograph- The 300-page, hardcover dict of his appeal to FIFA
book was written by his
Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic returns the ball to Joao Sousa
from Portugal during a second day match of the Dubai Tennis
Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb.
23, 2016.
Associated Press
In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a news conference Continued from Page 17 having captured his first
in Zurich, Switzerland, after he has been banned for 8 years from all football related activities. career ATP title at Marseille
“A first match, playing out- without dropping a set.
Associated Press side after a while, it’s a “I thought that both of us
good test,” Berdych said. were playing really aver-
“Don’t make it more com- age today,” Kyrgios said. “I
plicated than needed.” wasn’t feeling great. So I’m
The seventh-ranked just happy I got through.”
Berdych is a two-time final- Also, eighth-seeded Philipp
ist in Dubai, in 2013 and ‘14. Kohlschreiber of Germany
He’s reached at least the defeated wild-card en-
semifinals four of the last try Marsel Ilhan of Turkey
five years. 6-1, 7-5, and Borna Coric
Australian Nick Kyrgios of Croatia beat Czech Jiri
beat seventh-seeded Mar- Vesely 6-4, 6-4.
tin Klizan of Slovakia 3-6, Fourth-seeded Roberto
6-3, 6-2. Bautista Agut of Spain de-
The 33rd-ranked Kyrgios ar- feated Simone Bolelli of
rived in Dubai on Monday, Italy 6-2, 6-4.q
