Tag: Joseph S. Blatter

• Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  Rousseff 'fed up' with Blatter; hopes Brazil win the Cup playing Argentina in the final match

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff confessed on Thursday evening during dinner with journalists that she is fed up with FIFA chief Joseph Blatter and said the last chapter of protests in the Brazilian cities that will host the World Cup next month were a failure.

• Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:39 UTC

  Blatter admits that awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a 'mistake'

  

  Awarding the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar was a 'mistake' and the tournament will probably have to be held in the winter because of the heat, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.“Of course, it was a mistake. You know, one comes across a lot of mistakes in life,” he told Swiss television station RTS in an interview.

• Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 08:09 UTC

  Blatter wants to keep running FIFA: “my mission is not finished”

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said on Friday. “I want to do this, because things aren't over yet. My mandate is running out, but my mission is not finished,” the 78-year-old was quoted as saying by the tabloid.

• Friday, April 4th 2014 - 04:20 UTC

  FIFA confirms Uruguay will be in the World Cup despite domestic football problems

  

  Uruguay's Football Association (AUF) has been suspended by South American soccer body CONMEBOL, a move the AUF said did not affect the national team's participation at the World Cup. The announcement Uruguay would be in Brazil was confirmed by statements from FIFA president Joseph Blatter from Costa Rica.

• Saturday, November 23rd 2013 - 06:17 UTC

  Pope asked Blatter to use football to promote peace in the world and help the poor

  

  FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was granted a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican at lunchtime on Friday. During the discussions, the Holy Father asked FIFA to use football to promote peace in the world and to help the poor.

• Monday, December 17th 2012 - 05:53 UTC

  Blatter warns Brazil about security in football fields and the coming World Cup

  

  The abandonment of last Wednesday's South American Cup final following shocking accusations police had pulled guns on players should serve as a warning for Brazil's World Cup organizers, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said this weekend.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 04:21 UTC

  FIFA new ethics committee will examine 2018 and 2022 World Cup awards

  

  The lead prosecutor of FIFA new ethics committee confirms he will examine the controversial awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as well as the ISL scandal and corruption allegations involving Sepp Blatter.

• Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 05:58 UTC

  FIFA concerned with the pace of preparations for the 2014 Brazil World Cup

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed concern about the slow pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and said he wanted the delays to be made up as soon as possible.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:20 UTC

  Brazil Senate won’t consider controversial World Cup bill unless Blatter shows up

  

  FIFA President Sepp Blatter is trying to schedule a trip to Brazil to speak at a public hearing about a controversial World Cup bill FIFA wants approved as soon as possible.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:19 UTC

  Swiss video accuses Blatter of ignoring human rights in run-up to World Cup

  

  A video featuring world football boss Sepp Blatter dancing uninhibitedly has been launched in Switzerland to draw attention to human rights in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.