Zurich, July 10: Keith Cooper became the first high profile casualty of Sepp Blatter's re-organisation of Fifa when he was sacked after seven years as Director of Communications on Tuesday. Cooper, 55, said, "I have been sacked without a reason being given today. I have known Sepp Blatter for 30 years but was told that I was being dismissed by Urs Linsi, the acting General Secretary.


"No reason was given, which under Swiss law Fifa have the right to do," he said.

"However, this is something of a surprise coming less than two weeks after the end of a World Cup in which the media organisation was regarded as one of the best of its kind -- especially bearing in mind the problems created by having the World Cup in two countries." Bureau Report