EMM News Explorer: FIFA

Blatter [-said]: We will talk about it at our FIFA Congress (in May).

kyivpost 10-FEB-12

Blatter [added:]: The football community, including FIFA, must assist its Egyptian brothers and sisters.

cnn 07-FEB-12

Blatter [-told]: The information we have received at FIFA confirms the number of dead as 74. It was also confirmed that the (Egyptian) government intervened directly by suspending the football association,

dawn 06-FEB-12

Blatter [-wrote]: As always, FIFA stands by your side at this difficult time and is ready to provide you with any support you may need,

theglobeandmail 02-FEB-12

Kolesnikov [said:]: Only the market can influence, but I would like to say that as a result of a similar speculative model of behavior in South Africa [during the 2010 FIFA World Cup] some 20% of fans simply cancelled [their reservations of hotel rooms].

kyivpost 31-JAN-12

Valcke [-said]: Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that's something we won't negotiate,

news24 19-JAN-12

Warner [-added]: All of these were given to me based on the critical roles I played in guaranteeing the FIFA Presidency to Sepp Blatter,

stabroeknews 14-JAN-12

Warner [-added]: All of these were given to me based on the critical roles I played in guaranteeing the FIFA presidency to Sepp Blatter,

antiguanews 14-JAN-12

Ogura [ said]: It's a great honor for JFA to receive such a prestigious award from FIFA,

lebanonews 10-JAN-12

Warner [-said]: This was just after Blatter had won the FIFA presidency following a most brutal campaign against Lennart Johansson, a campaign in which (Mohamed) bin Hammam and I played critical roles in support of Mr.Blatter,

stabroeknews 06-JAN-12

Warner [-said]: In 2011, in exchange for my support (and by extension the support of the CFU and the CONCACAF) in the FIFA presidential election, the FIFA again offered me the sale of the World Cup Rights for 2018 and 2022 as a ‘gift' at a nominal fee,

theglobeandmail 30-DEC-11

Blatter [said:]: On behalf of FIFA and the worldwide football family, I wish to extend our condolences to you, to the Somali football community and, most importantly, to the families of the victims, and their friends and loved ones.

afriquejet 30-DEC-11

Warner [-accused]: The time has come to break the silence. One must no longer accept silence as affirming the wrong being perpetuated by the FIFA. In this regard I have decided to break my silence.

smh 24-DEC-11

Warner [-asked]: Why was Captain Horace Burrell appointed a member of this so-called normalisation committee when he was suspended for six months by the same FIFA? Is it that if he agrees to serve three months he will be on two years’ probation during which time he will have to carry out the dictates of FIFA to avoid being suspended for the other three months,

stabroeknews 24-DEC-11

Warner [ said]: The arrogance with which FIFA continues to ride roughshod over duly appointed officials of both the CFU and CONCACAF is not just unethical, but plain outright immoral,

irishsun 24-DEC-11

Warner [-said]: It demonstrates the crass disrespect to the independence and sanctity of the constitutions of both organisations because FIFA imposes on these two organisations its will which is neither recognised by FIFA's constitution nor the constitutions of the CFU and the CONCACAF.

irishsun 24-DEC-11

Warner [said:]: Never in the history of the FIFA has an organisation that is not a member of FIFA been subject to the ‘law’ of FIFA.

Triniad 24-DEC-11

Warner [-said]: It demonstrates the crass disrespect to the independence and sanctity of the constitutions of both organisations because FIFA imposes on these two organisations its will which is neither recognised by FIFA`s constitution nor the constitutions of the CFU and the CONCACAF.

antiguanews 24-DEC-11

Warner [-said]: At this unconstitutional CFU congress, certain decisions were taken by the FIFA presidentdecisions which the presidents of 26 of the 30 national associations present accepted without even consulting their members who they purported to represent.

Triniad 24-DEC-11

Khoza [ said]: I appreciate this recognition by FIFA,

news24 23-DEC-11

Cannavaro [ said]: (In Qatar) they have enormous economic resources to be able to do anything, but between June and September it is really hot, so FIFA will surely consider other dates,

lagazzettadelmezzogiorno 20-DEC-11

Aivar Pohlak [ said]: It is quite an ordinary practice in the world that when a player goes abroad to play for a club [...] resulting in some form of revenue, then those proceeds are shared with the player, and that is not prohibited by FIFA rules,

err 12-DEC-11

Blatter [-said]: Japan has proven the organizational capacities when they organized the FIFA World Cup in 2002 together with your neighbors in South Korea,

japantimes 10-DEC-11

Platini [-said]: I understand FIFA saying it's expensive but I'm not sure that technology is important in this context,

news24 08-DEC-11

Zuma [-said]: This event is not like the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament that we proudly hosted, where only a few soccer teams qualified, with one ultimate winner,

news24 06-DEC-11

Blatter [said that:]: FIFA has been working intensively over the past few weeks with its lawyers and legal team to be able to publish the ISL file at the next meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Japan on 17 December 2011. It was my strong will to make the ISL file fully transparent at this meeting. I have now been advised that as a result of the objection of a third party to such transparency it will take more time to overcome the respective legal hurdles.

kuna 06-DEC-11

Mutko [-said]: All money goes to FIFA , therefore we lawfully insist on compensation,

panarmenian 02-DEC-11

Mbalula [ said]: The Local Organising Committee committed itself to conducting an environment impact study of the construction of the stadia before applying to the FIFA executive committee to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The LOC kept to its promise to do as such to protect the environment and the people living in and around that environment,

7thspace 28-NOV-11

Khristenko [ said]: We are delighted to welcome the World Expo to Russia in 2020, which will showcase a young and dynamic Russia to the world. Russia is an inspiring country full of creative potential which will be revealed to the world through our hosting of major international events such as the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi and the 2018 FIFA World Cup,

finanznachrichten 23-NOV-11

Blatter [-told]: In my activities as FIFA president, nothing surprises me, but I was very much hurt by these comments because it touched me in my conscience,

channelnewsasia 23-NOV-11

Blatter [-told]: In my activities as FIFA president nothing surprises me, but I was very much hurt by these comments because it touched me in my conscience,

france24 23-NOV-11

Blatter [-said]: I have been passionately campaigning against racism and any kind of discrimination for years. FIFA is strongly committed in this regard. In any case, I apologise to everyone who was offended by my comments and I remain fully committed to fighting against these evils,

afriquejet 21-NOV-11

Blatter [-told]: FIFA is strongly committed in this regard,

news24 19-NOV-11

Beckham [-said]: I have no power with who goes and who stays within FIFA and have no wish to have that,

news24 18-NOV-11

Beckham [-said]: I have no power with who goes and who stays within FIFA and I don't wish to have that but there obviously is and has been racism throughout soccer and life over the last few years,

gmanews 18-NOV-11

Campbell [-said]: His remarks show he is completely out of touch. The longer he stays the weaker FIFA become,

cnn 18-NOV-11

Ferdinand [-responded]: We have done several joint activities to raise awareness on the struggle against racism in South Africa. FIFA has a long-standing and proud record in the area of anti-discrimination which will continue.

breakingnews 17-NOV-11

Blatter [said:]: I would like to make it very clear, I am committed to the fight against racism and any type of discrimination in football and in society. 'I have been personally leading this battle against racism in football, which FIFA has been fighting against throughout the past years through campaigns in all of our competitions such as the 'Say no to racism

mailonsunday 17-NOV-11

Gordon Taylor [said:]: It's very insensitive and inappropriate at this time. As the president of FIFA he's got to be shouting from the top of the hills that it's unacceptable on the pitch.

thesun 17-NOV-11

Rosell [said:]: We have to review completely the calendar of UEFA and FIFA. They use our players for, I think, about 120 days every two years.

thesun 16-NOV-11

Cameron [replied:]: I think it is not just an issue of writing to FIFA, it is an issue of asking FIFA'S membership bodies, including the FA, to take a very strong line about this.

thesun 09-NOV-11

Blatter [-told]: I will also now, let’s say, put to life the strategic committee ... where FIFA itself will show to the world that we are going to work in our own family,

arabtimes 09-NOV-11

Eguavoen [-said]: I must confess that I am under pressure to qualify for the Games because the prospect of our major players turning up in Morocco is not looking up as their clubs have made it clear they are not under obligation to allow the players travel because the event under consideration is not sanctioned by FIFA,

allafrica 02-NOV-11

Ferdinand [-said]: I think the FA, FIFA and UEFA have been in positions where they have been able to stamp out a few problems which have reared their ugly heads in the last few years and they haven't done so, or they haven't done it diligently enough,

smh 27-OCT-11

Blatter [-said]: We will give this file to an independent organization outside of FIFA so they can delve into this file and extract its conclusions and present them to us,

dailystar 24-OCT-11

Blatter [-said]: We will give this file to an independent organisation outside of FIFA so they can delve into this file and extract its conclusions and present them to us,

Triniad 24-OCT-11

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