A British comedian on Monday interrupted a press conference by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, throwing paper money in front of Blatter just as he was about to speak.

The 79-year-old Blatter was about to give details of a special election for a new president when he was interrupted by Simon Brodkin who was immediately taken away by security guards.

The press conference was halted for a few minutes while the paper was cleaned up before Blatter returned and blamed the incident on "a lack of education".