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
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With this legal opinion, which FIFA itself sought, CAS has laid the foundations for resolving any differences that exist with regard to the World Anti-Doping Code.
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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.
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I have been given a very clear mandate with a high responsibility to reinstall harmony and confidence in the football family inside in order to gain credibility outside,
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To FIFA such transactions fall well short of minimum standards of decency. We can no longer merely accept them. Nor shall we.
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He retired because he was the victim during a match of unacceptable physical and psychological abuse.
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Ideally there would be 16 teams in every national football league.
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I am so disappointed. It is a shame for football that in the year 2006, you still have racism.
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I am sure there will be fair play this year.
best decision
This was the best decision we made. Unfortunately it was much too late.
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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.
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We go now to the Congress in 45-50 days and then it will be by decision of the Congress ... To give FIFA the authority to intervene in case of non-application.
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We have developed football and taken it to the world. Now it is our obligation to use football to help build a better future for us all.
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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.