He’s a man that divides opinion and in the past has even jokingly compared himself to a James Bond villain stroking a white Persian cat.
But forget felines — it’s equine beasts that really stir the emotions of the head of world football’s governing body, Sepp Blatter.
FIFA president since 1998 and bidding for a fifth term in the post, horses have always played a big part in the 78-year-old’s life.
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