Sepp Blatter dreams of a Nobel prize as Fifa bows to his ego

The Swiss is likely to win a fifth term at Fifa next year, but his mission is one of self-interest

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England may have got one over on the Swiss football team last night, but down the road at Fifa HQ, a Swiss is set to get one over on the rest of the world. Confirmation that Sepp Blatter will stand for a fifth term as president of the sport's governing body has been greeted with gasps of horror by some.

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