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British comedian interrupts Blatter press conference with paper money

Xinhua, July 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

British comedian Simon Brodkinon interrupted FIFA president Sepp Blatter's press conference by throwing paper money here on Monday.

When Blatter was about to give details about a special election for a new president, he was interruptted by Brodkin, who threw paper money in front of the troubled FIFA president.

The press conference was halted for a few minutes for cleaning up the paper. Brodkin was immediately taken away by security guards. Then Blatter returned and blamed the incident on "a lack of education".

The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected for the fifth time as the FIFA president in May, among corruption crisis from the world's football governing body.

Shockingly, Blatter announced that he would lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress, while continuing to perform his duty until the new president is elected.

The extraordinary elective FIFA Congress is scheduled on February 26, 2016. Endi