1998 Election
Time: Monday Jun 8, 1998
Place: FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
Details: Sepp Blatter's 1998 election to the presidency of FIFA over UEFA President Lennart Johansson occurred amidst much controversy.
‹ Earlier in historySymbian Ltd.1998 Later in history ›First indicted by a grand jury of the United StatesMonday Jun 8, 1998
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