Fifa supremo Sepp Blatter out of hospital, confidant says
Suspended president, whose world soccer federation mired in a corruption crisis, is recovering at home
Suspended Fifa President Sepp Blatter, whose world soccer federation is mired in a corruption crisis, has been discharged from hospital, his confidant and former publicist Klaus Stoehlker said on Thursday.
“He had to stay a few days in hospital, but now he is out, he is at home in [the canton of] Valais. He is very happy and he is relaxing a few days until the beginning of next week and then he will be back,” Stoehlker said in an interview.
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“He's recovering very fast.”
Blatter, who last month was suspended for 90 days by Fifa’s Ethics Committee pending a full investigation into his conduct, had been in hospital since Friday, when his US-based lawyer, Richard Cullen, said the Swiss national had been admitted for a checkup.
He had to stay a few days in hospital, but now he is out, he is at home in [the canton of] Valais. He is very happy and he is relaxing a few days
Under the terms of the suspension, Blatter, 79, who has been the Fifa president since 1998, is not allowed into the Fifa headquarters or any football stadium in an official capacity.