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Blatter mocks Infantino for the $25 million promised by FIFA and questions the credibility of football

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticized his successor, Gianni Infantino, for an apology to soccer officials and a promise of $25 million for each national soccer federation. Blatter, who led FIFA from 1998 to 2015, responded sarcastically to Infantino’s remarks Thursday at a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich, questioning whether financial promises could restore confidence in soccer’s governing body. …