Ex-FIFA Boss Blatter Joins Chorus Telling Fans to Shun World Cup

Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, told fans to stay away from this summer’s World Cup in the US.Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Pleas to consider boycotting the World Cup in the US this summer are rising amid President Donald Trump’s fraying relationship with Europe.

Sepp Blatter, the controversial former president of FIFA, advised football fans in a social media post on Monday to “stay away” from America and the World Cup.