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Fifa's Sepp Blatter is victim of conspiracy, says daughter

The daughter of Fifa president Sepp Blatter has claimed her father is a victim of a conspiracy from "behind the scenes".

Blatter - who won a fifth term on Friday - has been under intense pressure to step down since senior Fifa officials were arrested on a string of corruption charges last week.

Meanwhile, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has told ITV News "there would be no point" in the Football Association boycotting the World Cup unless a large number of countries considered taking the same step.

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Proscutors open proceedings over World Cup bids

Criminal proceedings have been opened in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Swiss investigators say.

Fifa's headquarters in Zurich. Credit: Reuters

The Swiss Federal Office of Justice said individuals were suspected of criminal mismanagement and money laundering in connection with the bids to host the tournaments.

Prosecutors also said they had seized electronic data and documents from Fifa's headquarters in Zurich.

The announcement comes just hours after six Fifa officials were arrested on suspicion of corruption.

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