Archive for the 'Sepp Blatter' Category

January 23rd, 2012
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Sepp Blatter On Jack Warner’s Claims He Was Sold FIFA World Cup Television Rights For $1 – ‘We Had No Influence On The Assignment Of These Rights’

via Guardian Blatter poured scorn on the disgraced ex-Fifa vice-president Jack Warner's threat of a "tsunami" of revelations of malpractice involving Blatter at Fifa. Warner claimed he was given World Cup TV rights for one US dollar in return for supporting Blatter's presidential hopes in 1998 and 2002. Blatter confirmed that Warner had been ...
January 23rd, 2012
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Sepp Blatter – “Michel Platini Is Ready’ To Be FIFA President

via Guardian Sepp Blatter has claimed Michel Platini is "ready" to succeed him as the head of Fifa – and that the Frenchman will make a good president of the game's world governing body. Platini, the Uefa president, has so far refused to confirm whether he will stand when Blatter steps down in 2015, but the current Fifa supremo is convinced ...
December 17th, 2011

FIFA President Sepp Blatter – ‘Reforms Will Be Carried Out’

Take a minute and read this.... Keep an eye on the threat Sepp Blatter makes while referring to CONCACAF. via FIFA Joseph S.Blatter, FIFA President On the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 Tomorrow’s final brings together two of biggest talents in modern day football. On one side we have Barcelona, with the famous [Lionel] Messi and other big ...
November 23rd, 2011

Video :: Sepp Blatter shares his thoughts on goal line technology and diving in football

During Eric Wynalda's exclusive FOX Soccer interview with Sepp Blatter, some of the topics they went over included diving in the game and goal line technology. Even if there is no end in sight for diving, it looks like goal line technology will have a solution soon, just as soon as they answer a few issues: "The question is the accountability, the ...
November 18th, 2011

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Apologizes For Comments

via DailyMail Sepp Blatter has apologised for stunning the football world with his controversial comments on racism. The FIFA president said on Wednesday that a handshake after the game could settle racial discrimination. Leading figures in football, and the Prime Minister, have called for him to stand down, something which Blatter refuses to ...
November 17th, 2011

Is Emirates going to pull their FIFA sponsorship after it expires because of Sepp Blatter?

Sepp Blatter's comments may cause Emirates Airlines to pull sponsorship The Daily Mail is reporting that: "A day when Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Blatter and Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson called for him to stand down, claiming that 'for the sake of the game he should go', the airline Emirates told Sportsmail they may not renew their ...
November 17th, 2011

Rio Ferdinand’s twitter v. Sepp Blatter’s thoughts on racism in Soccer, who ya got?!

Rio Ferdinand v. Sepp Blatter, who ya got?! As FIFA President Sepp Blatter was flat out denying racism in the game of soccer, and then vowing to fight the good fight against it, Rio Ferdinand was paying close attention and decided to go in on twitter and call out Sepp Blatter for his comments :: @RioFerdy5 Check out Rio's twitter rants after the ...
November 16th, 2011

FIFA President Sepp Blatter – ‘Committed To Fight Against Racism’

via FIFA I would like to make it very clear, I am committed to the fight against racism and any type of discrimination in football and in society. I have been personally leading this battle against racism in football, which FIFA has been fighting against throughout the past years through campaigns in all of our competitions such as the “Say no to ...