Sepp Blatter accused of sexual harassment

By Daily Sports on November 11, 2017

Former Fifa president, Sepp Blatter has been accused of sexual harassment.

US goalkeeper and World Cup winner, Hope Solo who made the accusation said the incident happened at the 2013 Ballon d'Or awards, before she went on stage to present an award.

Solo, 36, said in an interview with Portugal newspaper Expresso, "I had Sepp Blatter grab my ass."

Blatter, 81, 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."

 A growing number of public figures have been accused of sexual harassment in recent weeks, sparked by multiple women speaking out against the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Solo, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, says the issue is "rampant" in women's football.

"I've seen it throughout my entire career," she said. "It's not just in Hollywood,” she said.

Blatter was head of the world football's governing body for 17 years, until a corruption scandal in 2015.

Fifa subsequently banned the Swiss official from the sport for eight years, a term later reduced to six years after appeal.

•Photo shows Sepp Blatter and Hope Solo.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 11, 2017


 

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