Sepp Blatter divorce in 2004. Since 2014, he is in a domestic partnership with Linda Barras. Blatter was raised as a Catholic. Sepp Blatter Joseph "Sepp" Blatter (born 10 March 1936) is a Swiss football administrator who was the eighth President of the FIFA (French: "Fédération Internationale de Football Association") from 1998 to 2015. He is currently serving a six-year ban from participating in FIFA activities. From a background in business, public relations, and sports administration, Blatter became general secretary of FIFA in 1981 and was then elected president at the 51st FIFA Congress on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange, who
John Delaney (football administrator) On 4 June 2015, it was revealed by Delaney that FIFA had paid the FAI €5m (£3.6m) to stop legal action against them after their controversial World Cup play-off defeat in 2009. John Delaney (football administrator) John Delaney (born 16 October 1967) became chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in March 2005, having held the post in an acting role for several months. He completed all his exams to become a chartered accountant but up to September 2016 had not gone through the formality of joining Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). He is also chairman of the board