Sepp Blatter Quotes

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

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.

We cannot constantly supervise everyone in football ...you cannot ask everyone to behave ethically.

We shall wonder if one day our game is played on another planet? Why not? Then we will have not only a World Cup we will have inter-planetary competitions.

When you go into extra time, we're talking about drama. But when we reach the penalty shootout, it's a tragedy.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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.

The important thing for me was that the World Cup should travel round the world.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Football is hope. To be a better human being but also hope one day, one day, to leave your country to be somewhere, let's say admired, as a football star.

I am the president now, the president of everybody.

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.