Former FIFA Chief Blatter Denies Sexual Assault Accusation
Former Fifa president, Sepp Blatter has denied allegations on sexual assaul by USA goalkeeper, Hope Solo.
The 36-year-old Solo had accused
Blatter of sexually harassing her at the 2013 Ballon d’Or awards before she
went on stage to present an award.
In an interview with Portugal
newspaper Expresso, the World Cup winner said: “I had Sepp Blatter grab my
ass.”
But Blatter denied the incident
took place, with his spokesman telling BBC Sport: “This allegation is
ridiculous.”
Solo, when asked why she has not
spoken out on the incident before, added: “I was nervous for the presentation.
It was the Ballon d’Or I was presenting.
“After that I didn’t see him and
that was kind of bad. I didn’t get to tell him directly ‘don’t ever touch me’.
That’s the way I’ve always handled things – directly.”
Solo, a two-time Olympic gold
medallist, says the issue is “rampant” in women’s football, adding that it is
not supposed to be so.
Blatter was head of the world
football’s governing body for 17 years, until a corruption scandal in 2015, and
he was subsequently banned from the sport for eight years, a term later reduced
to six years after appeal.
Former FIFA Chief Blatter Denies Sexual Assault Accusation
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