Sepp Blatter is a Swiss football executive and the eighth president of FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Having been born inborn in a remote Alpine town, he has been married three times and has one daughter, called Corinne. Blatter has greatly increased the influence of Asians and Africans in World Soccer. He, in addition, speaks fluent French, Italian, English, German and Spanish. Those are examples of his few good influences for the world.
It is not yet totally clear why he resigned as president of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, only four days after he was re-elected to be the organisation’s president. “I like you, I like my job,” Blatter said at his re-election. “I’m not perfect. Nobody is perfect. But …show more content…
The organization's president, however Blatter, who had resisted calls to resign, raised his arms in triumph and promised the audience to be the “commander” who “guides this boat FIFA” out of the corruption turbulence. The 79-year-old indicated furthermore, that he would not say again, that he would hand over a “strong” FIFA to “my successor” in four years. He told the same thing to the world already four years ago.
He has been tangled in scandal from the very first moment he rose to power in 1998, when he refused to be confronted with rumors that his Qatari “sponsors” paid $50,000 for votes on his behalf. He almost seemed to be enjoying it, as though winking at critics and dancing around accusations was a hobby he enjoyed. It gave his appeal a flavour of superiority.
In 2004 Sepp Blatter attracted mockery from the Women’s game, after his suggestion, that women players should wear tighter shorts. “Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball,” said Blatter. “They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” he added: “Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so, and they already have some different rules to men – such as playing with a lighter ball. “That decision was taken to create a more female aesthetic, so why not do it in
It is not yet totally clear why he resigned as president of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, only four days after he was re-elected to be the organisation’s president. “I like you, I like my job,” Blatter said at his re-election. “I’m not perfect. Nobody is perfect. But …show more content…
The organization's president, however Blatter, who had resisted calls to resign, raised his arms in triumph and promised the audience to be the “commander” who “guides this boat FIFA” out of the corruption turbulence. The 79-year-old indicated furthermore, that he would not say again, that he would hand over a “strong” FIFA to “my successor” in four years. He told the same thing to the world already four years ago.
He has been tangled in scandal from the very first moment he rose to power in 1998, when he refused to be confronted with rumors that his Qatari “sponsors” paid $50,000 for votes on his behalf. He almost seemed to be enjoying it, as though winking at critics and dancing around accusations was a hobby he enjoyed. It gave his appeal a flavour of superiority.
In 2004 Sepp Blatter attracted mockery from the Women’s game, after his suggestion, that women players should wear tighter shorts. “Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball,” said Blatter. “They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” he added: “Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so, and they already have some different rules to men – such as playing with a lighter ball. “That decision was taken to create a more female aesthetic, so why not do it in