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
available healthy stay
I will make myself available once more in 2007, if I stay healthy and if the federations want me.
audience billion fantastic people
Over a billion people will see this on television. Fantastic for Trinidad and the World Cup. The audience will go wild.
concerning further internet open
Regulations concerning the use of photographs on the Internet are not open to further discussion.
brazil stadium time
For the time being, I don't think Brazil has a (single) stadium for the Cup.
beat everybody gap teams
There is no gap anymore. It was so interesting because of the 16 teams, everybody can beat everybody. The teams have leveled.
attacks expect house inside
But if you have these attacks from inside the house you don't know how to defend. Especially when you don't expect the attack. It is very sad, but it is all over.
action adopted against beautiful events evil firm kick measures order personal racism recent repeatedly severe stance stressed urgency
I have repeatedly stressed FIFA?s and my firm personal stance against racism and discrimination, but recent events have demonstrated that there is a need for concerted action and an urgency for more severe measures to be adopted in order to kick this evil out of the beautiful game.
football happened hidden history interest means serving
individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football as a means of serving some hidden agenda.
attacks behavior disgust fair involved leads parties problems recommend respect strongly verbal
These verbal attacks on referees disgust me. This kind of behavior leads to problems with supporters. I would strongly recommend that all parties involved show respect for the referees and think about fair play.
bridge disputes disrupted divides few football gaps mankind nations planet tools unites universal
In the world of today, which is disrupted by long-lasting disputes and violence, football is one of the very few universal tools mankind can use to bridge gaps between nations and peoples, and to symbolize what unites our planet over what divides it.
german germans simple sure time work
German thoroughness will make sure that everything will work at the time of the kickoff. The Germans are not only competent, it's also simple to work with them.
dealt issues unpleasant
However, unfortunately there are other pressing and unpleasant issues that also must be dealt with: corruption, racism, betting, and doping.
games competition one-day
We shall wonder if one day our game is played on another planet? Why not? Then we will have not only a World Cup we will have inter-planetary competitions.
love football player
I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football - the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football.