FIFA called a press conference earlier today to set a date to elect Sepp Blatter’s successor as president of the organisation, but it’s been delayed following comedian Lee Nelson’s interruption.
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You might remember him as the dude who jumped on stage in the middle of Kanye West’s Glastonbury performance the other week.
The joker said something about North Korea bidding for the 2026 World Cup, before making it rain on Sepp Blatter’s head:
Watch outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter get showered with money by a prankster at the start of a press conference.Read more: http://trib.al/L0cOyrM
Posted by Sky News on Monday, 20 July 2015
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Good stuff. Although Sepp Blatter does have a point about one thing — where the hell is his security? Guy could have got assassinated 10 times in all the time it took for them to finally get on stage. Not saying that would have been a terrible thing but come on, what’s he paying you guys for anyway?
Even worse than Barack Obama’s security who almost allowed him to get assassinated by a Japanese killer robot.