Sepp Blatter
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Moya Dodd (top left) AFC Vice-President from Australia, Yousuf Yaqoob Yousuf Al Serkal AFC Vice-President from UAE, HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (bottom left) FIFA Vice- President from Jordan and Joseph Sepp Blatter FIFA President attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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a fantastic football player, a fantastic man ... It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story. David grew up as a football loving child and achieved his dreams, and unquestionably inspired millions of boys and girls to try and do the same.
It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story ... David grew up as a football loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably inspired millions of boys & girls to try & do the same. Whatever he chooses to do next I'm sure he'll approach with the same dedication & good grace he displayed the last 21 years.
He's my natural candidate because we have done it all together ... As soon as I took over the presidency (in 1998), he was my technical adviser. Then we built a sporting policy at FIFA. Then he became president of UEFA (in 2007). It's the right track.More quotes »
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Blatter appalled at racist incident in Milan-Roma
-- FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned of the racist chanting that caused AC Milan's match against Roma to be suspended.Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting Read more »
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Arena Pernambuco the sixth Brazil 2014 stadium to be handed over
The CEO of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Organising Committee (LOC), Ricardo Trade, was also present. FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter sent a video-message that was played on the big screens at the Arena Pernambuco during the event. “I really can’t wait 30 m ago from FIFA Read more »
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Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey
President Sepp Blatter described the midfielder as "one of the most iconic figures in global football." "It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story," Blatter wrote on Twitter. "David grew up as a football loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably from Sify Read more »
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Reaction to David Beckham's retirement
former England captain David Beckham's announcement on Thursday that he is retiring at the end of the French league season: - Sepp Blatter (FIFA president) "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the from FourFourTwo.com Read more »
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Beckham - What Twitter said
and outside football. Here, we take a look at how his fellow professionals and others greeted the news. FIFA president Sepp Blatter: "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the end of a chapter of an from Loughborough Echo Read more »
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Balotelli threatens to walk off pitch if racially abused again
not a way to deal with such matters." Juventus midfielder: Stop racism Hayatou: Good example key against racism FIFA president Sepp Blatter's remarks on racism in football are the latest controversial quotes to be attributed to the head of world soccer. In from CNN Read more »
