In an interview with an Argentine newspaper on Monday, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had witnessed rigged draws for European soccer competitions using "hot and cold balls."

He said no draw for a FIFA event was fixed during his 18 years at the helm of world soccer's governing body, but he claimed to have seen it done for European competitions.

"I never touched them," said Blatter, referring to the plastic balls containing team names that are used in random draws for events like the World Cup and the Champions League.