People like Blatter deserve Nobel prize, Putin tells Swiss TV

ByReuters

Published 27/07/2015 at 18:07 GMT

People like FIFA President Sepp Blatter deserve the Nobel prize, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Switzerland's RTS television news on Monday.

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"I think people like Mr Blatter or the heads of big international sporting federations, or the Olympic Games, deserve a special recognition. If there is anyone who deserves the Nobel prize, it's those people," he said.

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