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
football people community
Many people hold me ultimately responsible toward the actions and reputation of the global football community. I cannot monitor everyone all of the time.
cancel decision fifa lightly taken
Fifa hasn't taken a decision to cancel lightly but sporting considerations are crucial.
cards diving favor players red worse
Diving is worse than shirt-pulling or tripping. It is betraying the players and the referee. I'm in favor of red cards for diving.
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.
asian china coach continue courage cup finals iraqi next overcome shown testing win
The Iraqi footballers have overcome testing times to win a qualifying berth for next year's Asian Cup finals in China and their coach has shown a lot of courage to continue on the job,
balance club fifa national prescribe reduce soccer team transition
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.
africa
All of Africa must get the most out of this event.
happened incident latest playing team top
This latest incident happened to one of the world's top players, playing for a top team in a top league.
available healthy stay
I will make myself available once more in 2007, if I stay healthy and if the federations want me.
ahead champions competition fifa six solidarity spirit
As the new competition will go ahead in a spirit of solidarity with the champions of all six FIFA confederations involved.
football people use
I can understand that people are not happy, but they should not use football to make their demands heard
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.
fair severe
Fair play was trodden underfoot in Istanbul. We will take severe measures.
alert cup red
The red alert is on for Germany's World Cup committee.