FIFA president Sepp Blatter warns against boycott . `` These two events ( Sochi and the World Cup in Brazil ) have one thing in common : they have both been misused as a platform for political disputes , '' he said in his column in FIFA 's weekly magazine . ` Swiss says boycott would be a form of `` surrender '' Blatter says Brazil 2014 World Cup `` misused as platform for political disputes '' The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that any attempt to hold an international sporting event in Qatar could lead to "boycott" and even violence.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter warns against boycott . Swiss says boycott would be a form of `` surrender '' Blatter says Brazil 2014 World Cup `` misused as platform for political disputes '' The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that any attempt to hold an international sporting event in Qatar could lead to "boycott" and even violence.