Sepp Blatter Football Quotations

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.

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ideally there would be 16 teams in every national football league.

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

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

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

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

I have been given a very clear mandate with a high responsibility to reinstall harmony and confidence in the football family inside in order to gain credibility outside,

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

It's a nonsense to have doping in football, ... A player with more muscles is not a better football player because what is needed today is skill and not muscle.

In the world of today, which is disrupted by long-lasting disputes and violence, football is one of the very few universal tools mankind can use to bridge gaps between nations and peoples, and to symbolize what unites our planet over what divides it.

I am so disappointed. It is a shame for football that in the year 2006, you still have racism.

The FIFA World Cup is the perfect platform to send out this message to the whole world of football as people all around the globe will follow the 64 matches in Germany. The stars of the tournament will serve as role models for hundreds of millions of other players around the world. So it is all the more important that Germany 2006 sets a positive example.

Fighting this scourge is one of our most important tasks. Whether associations, teams or players at each and every level, we all have a duty to ensure that our conduct does not lead to anybody being marginalized. Football has to set an example for others to follow.

Football is hope for so many people around the world.

Because I love football and I love the footballers.

We have developed football and taken it to the world. Now it is our obligation to use football to help build a better future for us all.

Just like the rest of the international community, the worldwide football family is determined to do everything possible to help the individuals and football associations that have been so severely affected by the terrible tsunami tragedy.

It is what a lot of clubs want at the moment. We need to reduce football so that there is a better balance between club and international football. That would mean more recovery time for the players.