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Nobel snub likely to be painful for Blatter (Reuters)

Yahoo! Sports | June 16, 2015

Related Topics: FIFA, Association football, Sepp Blatter, Nelson Mandela, Pope Francis

By Brian Homewood

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter has taken plenty of blows over the last few weeks, but the snub delivered by the Nobel Peace Center may be painful for a man who gives the impression that he wants to be seen as a statesman.

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