Blatter still has plenty of ammunition in his arsenal. The FIFA president has pointed the finger at Ángel María Villar in an interview with the Financial Times.

The suspended chief of world football has said that Spain, in conjunction with the South American federations, funneled votes to Qatar during the selection process for the 2022 World Cup, which finally went to the Persian Gulf state. According to the rules for awarding the competition, such a practice is strictly forbidden. This is the first time that the Spanish federation has been accused of striking this kind of agreement with South American countries. The quid pro quo was that Qatar would help secure votes for the Spain-Portugal bid for the 2018 World Cup, which ended up going to Russia.

Villar is currently under investigation for failing to collaborate with the probes being carried out to dismantle the web of lies and corruption surrounding FIFA. If Blatter's accusations are examined by FIFA's Ethics Committee, the RFEF president could face a five-year ban from the organisation. "If you see my face when I opened [the envelope], I was not the happiest man to say it is Qatar", assures Blatter, who went on to point the finger at Spain: "There was a form of agreement between Spain and some South American countries with Qatar, one of 'I'll vote for you and you'll vote for me.' It wasn't a signed agreement, but there is evidence that they formed a kind of coalition".