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
clubs national normal players release respect
It would only be normal and it would show a little respect to the clubs that release their players to the national team.
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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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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.
football movement clubs
There is a movement in club football, which I don't necessarily consider a prime example of solidarity, because it leads us to conclude the rich are getting richer and they are using everything in the market to create an exodus from Africa.
team clubs aspiration
What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.
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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.
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individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football as a means of serving some hidden agenda.
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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.
friendly future minutes possible team
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.
along ball experiment germany next technology whether year
We will use the technology in Germany next year if the experiment works. The technology will also be used along the touchlines to show whether the ball is out of play.
alert cup red
The red alert is on for Germany's World Cup committee.
beginning checking next period problems stadiums within
We will be checking all stadiums at the beginning of next year, and within a period which we will stipulate, all these problems will have to be solved.
best decision
This was the best decision we made. Unfortunately it was much too late.
act chance defeat foul good host revenge turks
This was anti-fair play. The Turks had the chance after the (first leg) defeat to act as a good host and show that a revenge foul is not done in football.