Editing Sepp Blatter (section)

===Post FIFA ===
Blatter has been critical of football's leadership since his departure from FIFA, specifically criticising FIFA president [[Gianni Infantino]] and [[UEFA]] president [[Aleksander Čeferin]]. Blatter noted that when he had started working in FIFA, the organization was poor and was not the powerhouse it is today and admits he played a major role in the commercialisation of football, which has led to an increase in non-sports sponsors. Blatter stated that awarding the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] to [[Qatar]] was a mistake.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3774489/2022/11/08/sepp-blatter-qatar-world-cup/ | title=Awarding Qatar 2022 World Cup was a mistake — former FIFA president Sepp Blatter | work=The New York Times | last1=Garrick | first1=Omar | date=9 November 2022 }}</ref> Blatter has been critical of the expansion and creation of tournaments like the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Europa League]], [[UEFA Conference League]], [[FIFA Club World Cup]], and [[UEFA Nations League]] and has warned that oversaturation, rising costs, and fan violence could cause interest in football to drop. Blatter also criticised the awarding of the [[2030 FIFA World Cup]] to six countries in three continents ([[Argentina]], [[Morocco]], [[Paraguay]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], and [[Uruguay]]), stating the tournament would lose its identity. Blatter also criticised the [[2034 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], saying that it would go against the human rights and democracy that make up FIFA's values as well as the bidding process for both 2030 and 2034 that was designed to favor Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Soham |title='I created a monster' - Sepp Blatter explains how football is being 'sold-out' and 'going in the wrong direction' as ex-FIFA boss regrets vast amount of money in the game {{!}} Goal.com US |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/created-a-monster-sepp-blatter-football-sold-out-wrong-direction-fifa-boss/blta053eb4bc453b577 |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=www.goal.com |date=22 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38600866/blatter-fifa-wrong-host-2030-world-cup-six-countries | title=Blatter: 'Absurd' to host World Cup in 6 nations | date=8 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.watson.ch/sport/interview/722246606-sepp-blatter-gibt-zu-ich-habe-mit-der-fifa-ein-monster-kreiert | title=Ex-FIFA-Präsident Sepp Blatter gibt zu: «Ich habe ein Monster kreiert» }}</ref>