You will agree with me these are unprecedented and difficult times for FIFA, the events of yesterday have cast a long shadow over football and over this week's congress. Actions of individuals, if proven, bring shame and humiliation on football and demand action and change from us all.

Sepp Blatter

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They (the FAI) have asked, very humbly, can't we be team No 33 at the World Cup? They have asked for that... really!

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Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.

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Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts. 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 fashion?

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It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit t... by Sepp Blatter

It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit the entry of foreign players.

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I have no problem with G14. How can I oppose something that as far as I am concerned, does not exist?

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What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.

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Yes, in general, I think there is too much club football on TV. by Sepp Blatter

Yes, in general, I think there is too much club football on TV.

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FIFA's goal of making the world a better place through football cannot be achieved through our efforts alone - equally important is the power which every fan of the beautiful game has at their disposal.

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There is a movement in club football, which I don't necessarily consider a prime example of solidarity, because it leads us to conclude the rich are getting richer and they are using everything in the market to create an exodus from Africa.

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I think it is high time that Europe starts to understand that we do not rule the world anymore, and that some former European imperial powers can no longer impress their will on to others in far away places, and we must accept that football has moved away from being a European and South American sport: it has become the World Sport that billions of fans are excitedly following every week, everywhere in the world.

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There is no systematic corruption in FIFA. That is nonsense. We a... by Sepp Blatter

There is no systematic corruption in FIFA. That is nonsense. We are financially clean and clear.

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Racism is if there are spectators or, outside the field of play, there are movements to discrimination, but, on the field of play, I deny that there is racism.

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I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football - the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football.

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We cannot allow the reputation of football and FIFA to be dragged... by Sepp Blatter

We cannot allow the reputation of football and FIFA to be dragged through the mud any longer.

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I can understand that people are not happy, but they should not use football to make their demands heard

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What I am most proud of is the legacy of hope that FIFA and football leaves around the world. It makes all of the efforts and energy I pour into this job worth it.

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Any country if you go really, really in depth somewhere, the huma... by Sepp Blatter

Any country if you go really, really in depth somewhere, the human rights are not totally respected.

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People already pay a lot to get into the stadium. Prices are getting higher and higher, because clubs need more money.

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I don't like to impose diktats or obligations but sometimes we need to have targets, and we need to work on having more women on the FIFA Council. It is a minimum of six, it must be more and they must be all on other committees.

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I've finished my work in football. by Sepp Blatter

I've finished my work in football.

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