FIFA is going to reduce the salary to the president of the organization Blatter

The International Football Federation intends to reduce the salary of the President of the organization Joseph Blatter, removed from football activities by eight years, but continues to remain at the head of FIFA, Welt.de reports.

It is noted that this is due to the decision of the Arbitration Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on December 21 suspended Blatter from football for eight years. FIFA's leadership wants to reduce the salary of a 79-year-old Swiss who will receive it until February 26, when the elections of the new president of the organization are held.

In addition, the blatter guilty is charged with the fact that he could not interfere with the illegal activities of the former Secretary General FIFA Zheir Valka, who was subsequently dismissed from his post. The Frenchman, which has been the Secretary General of FIFA since 2007, was temporarily suspended from the duties on September 17, 2015 in connection with the possible involvement in illegal tickets for ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and on January 7, the FIFA Arbitration Chamber announced the opening of the case in relation to Valka.

According to the publication, FIFA may file a lawsuit against Blatter about compensation for damage, since he did not stop Valka's activity.

At the moment, the salary of Blatter consists of a fixed amount and the premium part. It is planned that the official will cease to pay the premium part. How much specifically does this amount are disclosed, but it is noted that it is "solid".

On September 25, the Swiss Federal Bureau of Justice opened the case against Blatter, which is suspected of illegally transferred two million Swiss francs to the head of UEFA Michel Platini in 2011. Platini, like Blatter, was removed from football for eight years on December 21. Later, both officials said that they would challenge this decision in the sports arbitration court (CAS), recalls the "R-Sport" .