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Putin Blatter-flatter is ‘ridiculous’ says Efford

LABOUR MP Clive Efford yesterday branded the idea of Sepp Blatter being nominated for a Nobel Prize “ridiculous.”

Efford took to Twitter after Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the former head of Fifa deserved to be nominated for the prestigious award.

And Efford laughed off the idea, saying: “Nothing could be more ridiculous than Sepp Blatter being nominated for the Nobel Prize other than a nomination for Vladimir Putin.”

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