Embattled FIFA Boss Deserves a Nobel Prize, Putin Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested FIFA boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his running of the soccer organization, which is currently embroiled in a multi-million-dollar corruption scandal.
The landmark case being pursued by U.S. prosecutors and alleging decades of bribes at the sporting governing body will also investigate the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups — which FIFA awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively.
In an interview with Swiss state-run broadcaster RTS late Monday, Putin said people such as Blatter "deserve special attention and gratitude from public organizations" because they make an "enormous humanitarian contribution to the development of good neighborly relations between people and states."
The Russian leader said: "If anyone should be awarded Nobel Prizes, it is these people," according to a Kremlin translation of the interview.