Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been admitted to hospital in Switzerland.
Blatter’s closest advisor, Klaus Stohlker, told Sky Sports the 79-year-old had been taken to hospital after he felt unwell last week.
Stohlker said Blatter was undergoing tests and had told him “his brain and heart were fine, but his body was letting him down”.
Stohlker said, “He is in hospital but he has just been told to relax for a few days and he will be back to work on Tuesday.
“His most important message is that he is fully preparing himself to go ahead with his fight against his 90-day suspension. He is deeply convinced that the ethics commission cannot force him out.
“He said to me yesterday, ‘I was elected president by the 209 members of the Congress and no commission can put me out of the game’. He’s fighting against this suspension.”
Stohlker added that Blatter said he had no involvement in the events surrounding Germany’s 2006 World Cup bid, which has led to the resignation of German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach.
Blatter, who announced he would stand down earlier this year, has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days after Swiss prosecutors questioned him as part of their investigation into football corruption.
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