Sepp Blatter

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…

The football's governing body has reportedly decided to suspend a number of its high-ranking officials, most notably its out-going president Sepp Blatter and the president of UEFA Michel Platini, as the fight to clear football of corruption continues. It was first understood that the FIFA Ethics Committee would suspend only Sepp Blatter, but it now appears clear that the sanctions would also be used against Michel Platini as well as Jerome Valcke, the Secretary General of FIFA. All of them…

sell beer in Brazilian stadiums. Jerome states that FIFA “will not negotiate” their “right to sell beer” (Last Week Tonight). This interview shows the audience that FIFA does not have decent character. It shows this because Brazil banned alcohol in their stadium in order to protect their citizens, and FIFA wants to lift this law. This proves that FIFA does not care about the safety of the fans therefore, they are more concerned with the revenue that the beer will be providing. This interview…

sovereign entities and politically disputed territories like Palestine. The Association does not control the rules of football but is in charge of enforcing sanctions such as the suspension of players or teams if they interfere with the proper functioning of the sport. On May 30th 2015, Joseph S Blatter or Sepp Blatter as he is commonly known was released as president of FIFA. First elected on June 8, 1988, the Swiss Blatter had begun his fifth consecutive term in 2015 after defeating Prince…

players, as well as many more (“Explore”). All these decisions are made in the headquarter in Zurich, Switzerland, thus FIFA has to follow the Law of Switzerland. Decisions by the FIFA can be agreed upon during a small meeting amongst the highest officials; however, other more major decisions require a more large scale voting. During these larger votes all 209 national associations take part in a plurality voting (FIFA). Recently, there have been numerous arrests and accusations on FIFA…

create the perfect environment for committing fraud. By allowing bidding as a business practice this provided a gate way for votes to be bought for the World Cup Tournament. It would be easy for a person in the position that the executive members of FIFA and its Confederation members to feel that this was acceptable. Organizational level fraud (or fraud outbreaks) can arise from the creation of a culture of fraud in the organization, wherein fraud grows from the bottom up, as individual…

Prosecutors have lodged the allegations of bribery under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and the Travel Act. The use of travel or mail to distribute proceeds of any activity illegal under the federal or state law qualifies as a Travel Act violation. Under these two laws, FIFA members can be charged. The scandal began to unfold, when Jennings, who had also worked with the International Olympic committee to investigate corruption, was asked by sports editor to look…

Dear FIFA Federation, my name is Miguel Pereira and I am a student at Gwynedd-Mercy University located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. I am writing you this letter today because it has come to my concern that you have not done enough lately about racism happening in games and leagues. Now I am not saying that it is your fault that these people are making racial comments, or doing racial things towards our soccer players, but I feel like you haven’t put enough…

xenophobia. In Obayiuwana’s From Russia with Love, the author recounts an incident that caused a Nigerian soccer player to demand a transfer from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow due to constant racial abuse from fans (68). When Russia formally announced their plans to bid for the 2018 World Cup, many thought that they were crazy for even trying. How could a country whose league is notorious for racism host an event that attracts countries from all over the world? This was until 2010, when it was…

of Europe and the Portuguese also won the “Copa Del Ray” that specific year. Ronaldo also single handedly carried Portugal into “EURO 2012” Championship. It was completely biased from FIFA when they handed the 2011 Ballon do’r to Messi later on. So, the question begs; why has Messi won four consecutive ones? No one has a clear answer to this except the FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de Football Association) former President, Sepp Blatter. When the question arose to him at a FIFA event, he…