Blatter seeks talks to heal rift with Brazil's government

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked for talks with Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff next week as concerns grow about the collapse in the relationship between the organisation and the 2014 World Cup hosts.

The troubled partnership hit an all-time low at the weekend following criticism of delays by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke with the Brazilian government responding by saying they no longer wanted to deal with him.