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As much as we’re disinclined to pick on FIFA President Sepp Blatter, it’s impossible to ignore the comments he made at a press conference in South Africa yesterday. His outrageous remarks directed at gays aside, Blatter’s continued focus on attempts to justify the selection of Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup events is becoming increasingly absurd.
Tagged: Sepp Blatter, FIFA, World CupAt a ceremony yesterday in Bahrain to inaugurate the Bahrain Football Association’s Goal Project Three, FIFA President Sepp Blatter continued his verbal attacks on those who remain critical of FIFA’s selections to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments. That Blatter would choose to incorporate these attacks into such an event suggests he’s on the offensive in his fight to silence his critics.
Tagged: Sepp Blatter, FIFA, World CupFIFA President Sepp Blatter on November 19, 2010, made a public statement announcing the results for FIFA’s investigation into the corruption scandal involving alleged collusion and/or “votes for sale,” as reported in the Sunday Times. Despite Blatter’s declaration that the investigation was a success, the behavior exhibited in his statement strongly suggests otherwise.
Tagged: Sepp Blatter, FIFA, World Cup