Vladmir Putin thinks FIFA's Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.The lovefest between Sepp Blatter and Vladimir Putin continues.

Blatter appeared with the Russian president in Moscow last weekend for the World Cup qualifying draw, the first time the FIFA leader has left his native Switzerland since Swiss and U.S. authorities announced separate corruption investigations into his organization.

On Saturday, Blatter told Putin that the Russian people "can be proud" of him. Two days later, Putin was singing Blatter's praises in an interview on Swiss…