Sepp Blatter says was close to death, 'between angels and devils' in hospital

23 November 2015 - 16:58
By REUTERS

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had been close to death as he lay in hospital during a mounting scandal over his time at the head of world soccer's governing body. In his first public comments since emerging from treatment, Blatter told Swiss broadcaster RTS: "I was really between the angels who sing and the devil who stokes the fire.

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