1. Joseph S. Blatter, born in Zurich, Switzerland on March 10, 1936, played football in amateur games in his early years and was elected President of FIFA in 1998; Blatter, who is proficient in German, French, English, Spanish and Italian, is a rare communicator.
2. On May 29, 2015, Blatter was re elected as President of FIFA for the fifth time at the 65th FIFA Congress held in Zurich, and his term of office will end in 2019.
3. Just four days later, Blatter announced that he would resign. Until the Executive Committee elected a new chairman of FIFA, Blatter would continue to act as chairman.
4. On October 7, 2015, the FIFA Ethics Committee held a meeting and decided to suspend Blatter temporarily for 90 days.
5. On December 21, the FIFA Ethics Committee officially confirmed that Blatter was banned from football for eight years, and this resolution will take effect immediately.
6. On February 25, 2016, the appeal committee of FIFA announced that Blatter's "foot ban" had been shortened from eight years earlier to six years.
7. On March 25, 2021, Blatter received another "foot ban" for six years and eight months.
8. On July 8, 2022, according to several foreign media, the Swiss court ruled that former FIFA President Blatter was not guilty of corruption and fraud.
