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Sepp Blatter

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Simon Brodkin: How I pranked FIFA and Sepp Blatter

"I thought, 'Sepp Blatter is really old, can I really prank this guy?' Then I remembered he was the epicentre of FIFA corruption"

Wil Jones, JOE, 30th October 2019

Fifa stunt: Simon Brodkin on Sepp Blatter prank

British comedian Simon Brodkin says he is waiting to hear whether he will face charges over his headline-grabbing prank with Fifa president Sepp Blatter.

Frank Keogh, BBC News, 25th September 2015

Simon Brodkin charged after Blatter stunt

The comedian who threw fake money over Sepp Blatter at a FIFA press conference on Monday will be charged with trespassing by Swiss authorities.

Kevin Coulson, Eurosport, 21st July 2015

Comedian Simon Brodkin throws money at Fifa's Blatter

Fifa chief Sepp Blatter was forced to halt a news conference when UK comedian Simon Brodkin threw a pile of banknotes at him.

Fifa has been in crisis since seven of its officials were arrested in a corruption investigation.

BBC News, 20th July 2015

Did Simon Brodkin try to gatecrash Sepp Blatter?

Comedian Simon Brodkin has reportedly tried (and failed) to enter Fifa president Sepp Blatter's press conference dressed as his Premier League footballer character Jason Bent.

Heather Saul, The Independent, 30th May 2015

Reginald D Hunter on Sepp Blatter, racism & Herman Cain

"Racism is hilarious. It's only uptight people who don't know it."

Felicity Morse, The Huffington Post, 19th November 2011

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