Sepp Blatter and World Cup team Twitter hacked

THE Twitter accounts of Fifa president Sepp Blatter and the World Cup team were hacked yesterday, with a series of controversial messages left on both.

The co-ordinated hacking affected the @SeppBlatter and the @FifaWorldCup accounts, with messages suggesting the decision to award the 2020 World Cup to Qatar had been corrupted.

While the @FifaWorldCup account carried tweets suggesting Blatter was to stand down following corruption charges, the @SeppBlatter account ‘responded’ with messages purporting to be Blatter defending himself. A Fifa statement said: “We are looking at this issue.”

A group called the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility by signing off from both accounts.

The hacking began with a message which read: “Fifa executives held a meeting regarding the decision to host the 2022 World Cup in £Qatar

“It was decided that the president Sepp Blatter is to step down due to corruption charges.”

A message on Blatter’s account then said: “So what if I took money from Qatari prince? I am the family’s bread earner.”