Showdown at Sonnenberg

Suspended FIFA president Joseph Blatter wants to take legal action against his successor (Gianni Infantino) and football’s international governing body. What’s at stake? Honour and millions of dollars – with a dash of a human drama, for good measure.

Joseph “Sepp” Blatter drops a veritable bombshell. “I’m going to take legal action against Gianni Infantino and FIFA,” he tells Weltwoche. “I’ve had enough. This is the limit.” In the history of FIFA, a former president has never taken his successor to court. Two alpha males from the Vallais region are at the helm of a body that’s arguably the world’s most powerful federation – and they are locked in a titanic struggle that’s just been kicked up a notch.

Showdown at Sonnenberg
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