'Sepp Blatter was unfairly treated'

Swiss lawyer Francois Carrard, appointed by FIFA to carry out reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal, says the federation’s chief Sepp Blatter (above) has been “unfairly treated.

Geneva: Swiss lawyer Francois Carrard, appointed by FIFA to carry out reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal, says the federation’s chief Sepp Blatter (above) has been “unfairly treated.”

Sepp Blatter

“He is being pilloried. He has indeed made mistakes, but he’s also made positive contributions. He is being unfairly treated, said Carrard (77), said in an interview published Sunday in Le Matin Dimanche newspaper.

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