Sentences with word «blatter»

Imagine if they were questioned about the appointment of Franz Beckenbauer's good friend, Holger Osieck, as national coach or their backing of Sepp Blatter for President in 2011 despite urgings to the contrary — to name just a few decisions that were known to be ill - conceived at the time.

The remarks are seen as having done harm to the English bid, especially as they came to light just days after Lord Triesman and David Beckham presented the FA's bid to Fifa president Sepp Blatter in Zurich last week.

It has not been the best of weeks for Blatter after resigning from his post as president of FIFA on Tuesday despite being re-elected just four days earlier.

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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at Fifa president Sepp Blatter saying he is «impossible to shut up» before backing his player Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or.

«The rumours regarding an alleged romantic and or personal affair with Sepp Blatter by El Mundo newspaper in Spain are a pathetic attempt at defaming Ms Shayk and are absolutely not true.

The is no treaty in existence that recognises «Korea DPR», which is, in fact, nothing more than a figment of Mr Blatter's imagination, designed to accommodate the hopeless denial and delusion of a communist pariah and the un-sporting refusal of the DPRK (itself un-recognised by one member of the UN Security Council) to acknowledge the existence of one of its potential WC opponents (and one who happens also to be one of its only two land neighbours).

Odds on next elected #FIFA President after Sepp Blatter resigns.

Triesman is also seeking talks with Fifa president Sepp Blatter after the world football's governing body were widely condemned for fining the Croatia FA just # 15,000 following the monkey chants aimed at Emile Heskey during England's 4 - 1 win in Zagreb.

On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D - NJ) and Thomas J. Rooney (R - FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, wrote to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Joseph Blatter urging FIFA to implement protocols that would better protect its athletes from the dangers of traumatic brain injuries.

Sepp Blatter telling everyone we're in South Africa!

Coming in with the third - best odds is legendary player Luis Figo, who ran against Blatter in the last election before dropping out, saying that the process was not actually democratic.

But if there were another birthday present on his wish list then the former World Cup and European Championship winner would want the early departure of Sepp Blatter from the FIFA presidency.

I only fear that they will not fall on Blatter who will position himself as the champion of corruption - fighting.

Disgraced Fifa president Sepp Blatter called as a witness by the Frenchman as he looks to clear his name.

Blatter doesn't choose an option.

«Joseph S Blatter has been invited to take position by 28 May 2011, 11:00 CET and to attend a hearing by the FIFA ethics committee at the Home of FIFA (Zurich) on 29 May 2011.»

The suspensions relate to allegations that Blatter signed an «unfavourable contract» with the Caribbean Football Union, which benefited the association at FIFA's expense, and a «disloyal payment» to Platini.

I'm not Platini, not Blatter, if you get the right advice then you succeed.»

Corruption was endemic in FIFA long before Sepp Blatter got involved.

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From blatant sexism to inaction over racism to absurd messianic tendencies, FIFA President Sepp Blatter epitomises everything that's wrong with large multi-national organisations.

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Last year, amongst a flurry of articles, reports and exclusives accusing and alleging corruption at the heart of FIFA, Sepp Blatter proclaimed that the storm against the organisation and particularly its choice to select Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup was down to racism and discrimination.

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So as a kind of compromise, we're left with a deeply unsatisfying version of events in which Blatter sits, unspoiled, as a kind of ingenue in the middle of everything.

Revelations on Tuesday saw Blatter's right - hand man Jérôme Valcke implicated in the transfer of a $ 10 million bribe from South Africa to Jack Warner's Caribbean Football Union back in 2008.

Wenger wants to be Sep blatter of FIFA and is actually a photocopy of him.

The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998.

Brian Glanville applauds the decision to impose a lifetime ban on Mohamed Bin Hammam, but wonders whether anything will change at FIFA while Sepp Blatter remains in charge.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in July 2012 that Fifa's new ethics committee would be looking at the bribery allegations.

Blatter just smiles.

Blatter last month was banned football for eight years for misconduct in office and the shadow of a scandal - scarred year hung over an event with UEFA president Michel Platini also absent through suspension as well as various other long - serving FIFA grandees either on bail or wanted in the United States.

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BDO in 2013 Went Trophyless Blatter made a comment that Messi is everyone's son, Cris is some kind of annoying commander.

Just because Blatter out, doesn't resolve all of the problems associated with football.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter declared that the final must be held no later than December 18 — to protect Britain's festive period — which would also be fitting given this Qatar's national day.

One year later FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepped down during widespread charges that shook up the organization.

Has anyone close to Blatter actually been arrested?

FIFA appeal committee that reduced Blatter, Platini bans headed by Larry Mussenden of Bermuda who is currently seeking CONCACAF presidency

The ouster of Sepp Blatter returned credibility to FIFA for all of... a few months.

Sepp Blatter refers to Oceania's delegates as «Ocean's 11.»

Fifa president Sepp Blatter claims Manchester United boss Sir Alex Fergsuon backs his six - plus - five plan to limit the number of foreign players in a team.

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While this has been coming for a while — indeed, it's arguably been coming ever since Sepp Blatter opened an envelope, then opened his mouth, then opened up one of the biggest cans of worms in FIFA's noticeably wormy history — today is the first official step towards moving the tournament away from its usual June / July time slot.