Fortnight in pictures: (December 1 – December22)

FIFA’s suspended president Sepp Blatter holds a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland on December 21, 2015. Blatter told reporters he will appeal against his eight-year ban by the world soccer body’s ethics committee. “I will fight for me and I will fight for FIFA,” said Blatter, adding he would take his objections to FIFA’s appeals body, go before the Lausanne-based sports arbitration panel or take legal action under Swiss law if needed