Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter
Joseph "Sepp" Blatter is a Swiss football administrator who served as the eighth president of FIFAfrom 1998 to 2015...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth10 March 1936
CityVisp, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
bring close soccer solution
We are close to a solution which will bring soccer tranquillity.
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We have been accused of all sorts of things, for example, in the fight against doping, when we were the ones who made headway first.
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We will have a serious talk with them. Trust is good ? controls are better.
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FIFA places great importance on respecting human life and the physical integrity of human beings. Prostitution and trafficking of women, however, does not fall within the responsibility of an international sports federation but (with) the lawmakers of (each) country.
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Fifa hasn't taken a decision to cancel lightly but sporting considerations are crucial.
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FIFA can prescribe this. Of course, with a transition period. We must reduce national soccer so that we can have a better balance between club and national team soccer.
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Fighting this scourge is one of our most important tasks. Whether associations, teams or players at each and every level, we all have a duty to ensure that our conduct does not lead to anybody being marginalized. Football has to set an example for others to follow.
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Fair play was trodden underfoot in Istanbul. We will take severe measures.
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Football is hope for so many people around the world.
ask cup players
Then we should take only the players that want to go to the World Cup but then ask to the players if they want to go to the World Cup or not.
longer means theme
That means it's no longer a theme for the World Cup.
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It is what a lot of clubs want at the moment. We need to reduce football so that there is a better balance between club and international football. That would mean more recovery time for the players.
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It will not be possible in future to play a friendly with 45 minutes with one team and 45 minutes with the other team it will not be possible.
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It is therefore absolutely logical for FIFA, the governing body of football, to extend its reach into beach soccer and we look forward to bringing all of the knowledge and expertise that FIFA has to improving beach soccer, whilst being careful to preserve the sense of spontaneity and fun that are essential to the sport.