28 May,2011 07:08 AM IST | | Moscow
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday backed FIFA president Sepp Blatter, calling all corruption allegations against him "rubbish."
"What I see right now makes me perplexed, to put it mildly, to accuse the Swiss, Blatter, of corruption -- that is utter rubbish," Putin said, commenting on the FIFA bribery scandal.
FIFA are probing alleged corruption against Blatter following a request by AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam, who is to challenge Blatter in FIFA presidency elections on June 1. "I am sure this won't influence the process of selecting the next FIFA president," Putin said.
