Sepp Blatter Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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.

It is very important that football can see beyond religion but FIFA does not just ignore its impact.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

As long as you've got serious investors who wish to put money into football, I applaud. It proves that football is attractive. What upsets me, what I find scandalous is when clubs accept fools.

I am the president now, the president of everybody.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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