Suspended FIFA President Appears Before Ethics Committee

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared Thursday before the ethics committee of the global soccer organization to face questions about bribery. Blatter was expected to tell the four judges at FIFA's Zurich headquarters that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. Blatter has described the hearing as "an inquisition." The judges are considering whether Blatter was responding to bribery when he approved a $2 million payment from FIFA to the president of the European...

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