PARIS: Tennis superstars Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray waded into the great football corruption scandal on Thursday (Friday in Manila), suggesting the game would be better served without FIFA chief Sepp Blatter’s iron grip on power.

Nadal, who is the nephew of former Spanish international Miguel Angel Nadal, believes that for Blatter to have been FIFA president since 1998 breeds an unhealthy environment in the sport.

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