The accolade was sought by the disgraced former FIFA president prior to the corruption scandal that ended his tenure at the helm of world football
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has claimed he wanted football's governing body to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 81-year-old was suspended in October 2015 and later banned from all football activities for eight years, reduced to six on appeal, over what was deemed to be a "disloyal payment" made in 2011 to Michel Platini, who also lost his post as UEFA president in the wake of an investigation.
It marked a spectacular fall from grace for Blatter, who had served as the head of FIFA since 1998.