Sepp Blatter Quotes

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.

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.

Why is it good for football to take the excitement away from fans by overcharging them for tickets to see their team?

I am a mountain goat that keeps going and going and going, I cannot be stopped, I just keep going.

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.

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

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

We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it.

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

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.

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

The source of wealth is from individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football as a means of serving some hidden agenda.

You cannot ask everyone to behave ethically.

Perhaps we could revisit the issue of World Cup Host selection for 2018/2022 as some countries feel, and we did say, they are more suitable. Russia was the only high risk location for 2018 and racial chanting is rife there but a Mr. R. Abramovich paid a significant fee to fund the voting proceedings and, not to be discriminatory, we would have to see the same thing from any England/Spain representatives wishing to have another vote.

Many people hold me ultimately responsible toward the actions and reputation of the global football community. I cannot monitor everyone all of the time.

Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.

The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.

What matters to me more than anything is that when all of this is over, football is the winner.

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.

All religions, they play football - even nowadays all girls and women have the right to play football in cultures like the Arabic countries in the Muslim they play football.

FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well.

Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.

Because I love football and I love the footballers.

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.

Footballers are slaves. I know this from the personal experience of being a footballer.

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