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Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Where are the men who gave the World Cup to Qatar?
Sepp Blatter was FIFA president when Russia and Qatar were awarded World Cups
Five years ago on Wednesday, FIFA's executive committee voted for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar to host the 2022 tournament. We look at what has happened to the men who made those controversial decisions.
Sepp Blatter (provisionally suspended)
The 79-year-old has been provisionally suspended pending an ethics committee hearing into a £1.3m payment made to Michel Platini. Swiss legal authorities have opened criminal proceedings over the payment and the sale of World Cup TV rights to Jack Warner.