He grabbed my ass: US goalkeeper accuses Sepp Blatter of sexual assault
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Published: Nov 10, 2017, 22:11 IST | Updated: Nov 10, 2017, 22:11 IST
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'Sepp Blatter grabbed my ass, it was a few years ago at the Ballon d'Or ceremony just before I got on stage,' Hope Solo told the Portuguese newspaper Expresso
US goalkeeper Hope Solo has accused former FIFA President Sepp Blatter of sexual assault.
"Sepp Blatter grabbed my ass, it was a few years ago at the Ballon d'Or ceremony just before I got on stage," Solo told Portuguese newspaper Expresso.
Solo, 36, said the incident took place in 2013. Blatter was at the time president of FIFA.
US goalkeeper Hope Solo. (Facebook)
Solo and Blatter had walked on to the stage together to present the FIFA's women player of the year award in January 2013.
The 81-year-old Blatter has denied the allegation.
"The allegation is ridiculous," a spokesperson for him said.
Blatter served as president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015.
He was suspended from all football-related activities, for corruption, in September 2015.