Former FIFA deputy says ‘brat’ Blatter ruled football like a dictator

FORMER FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon has compared Sepp Blatter to a “little brat,” saying he rules the governing body of world football like a dictator.

Chung made the criticism in a memoir published in South Korea last week, titled “My Challenge, My Enthusiasm.” Chung had been regarded as a leading candidate to succeed Blatter as FIFA president before being defeated in an Asian election for the vice presidency early this year. The book hits stores as Blatter prepares to present detailed anti-corruption reforms in October after a year of scandal that has rocked world football.

“President Blatter is fluent in five languages, has a good way with words and is intelligent… but I think he is not an international gentleman and he is like a little brat,” Chung said in the book.