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Blatter hits out at multi-nation Euros plan

March 14, 2013
By Stephan Uersfeld, Germany Correspondent
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has condemned UEFA's plan to stage the 2020 European Championship in 13 countries, saying it would rob the tournament of "soul and heart".

Blatter, 77, told German football magazine kicker UEFA president Michel Platini's plan would mean it was "no longer a European championship" and said: "A tournament has to be played in one country.

"That's how you create identity and euphoria. Just look at the "summer fairytale" in Germany.

"I once ...

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