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Twitter Reacts as Comedian Lee Nelson Showers Sepp Blatter with Fake Cash

FIFA's delegates convened at their Swiss lair on Monday to set a date for the "extraordinary elective congress" that will see president Sepp Blatter vacate his position of power. The day, however, didn't quite go to plan for the Swiss executive, thanks to comedian Simon Brodkin:

Watch the moment Lee Nelson chucked cash at FIFA's Sepp Blatter pic.twitter.com/psttKG1hlz

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 20, 2015

Playing a character named Lee Nelson—who has also interrupted Kanye West on stage and attempted to sneak onto England's World Cup plane—Brodkin gained access to a FIFA press conference and proceeded to pour fake money over Blatter's head while announcing himself as a delegate for North Korea's 2026 World Cup bid.