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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, 84, rushed to hospital

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Sepp Blatter gestures during a news conference after an extraordinary Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, in this May 30, 2015 [Reuters, Arnd Wiegmann]

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

His daughter Corinne announced the news to Blick, saying: "My father is in the hospital and is getting better every day. He needs time and rest.

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