FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing what could be the toughest phase of his career as football
head in the more than 10 years since he took over from Joao Havelange.
The president recently came out to say that England are still bitter at him for their failed
attempt to land the hosting rights to the 2018 tournament.
Que sin dejar de ser deporte el fútbol se constituye en uno de los espectáculos más reconocidos
y visitados del mundo no es una novedad que le debemos a Joao Havelange y su "producto". Las marcas
descubrieron el asunto mucho antes y, entre ellas, algunas sobresalen por producción y
originalidad.
Sepp Blatter's comments to a Brazilian magazine prove once and for all he is not fit to run
football.
"We have bad losers in FIFA," the FIFA President told Estado de Sao Paolo. "This animosity
comes from England," he went on. "Interesting is the timing of the accusations.
Ya nadie lo volteaba a ver, tuvo que regresar a su país para sentirse cómodo. Con su ambiente,
con su música, con sus amigos, con su gente. Europa ya no era para él, pese a que en algún
momento no solo al viejo continente sino a todo el mundo lo tuvo a sus pies.
Gremio y PSG fueron solo el preludio de lo que podía hacer.
One of the more significant achievements of Joao Havelange's time in charge of FIFA was to turn
the organisation into a financial powerhouse, through merchandising of the World Cup name. The 1982
tournament saw the introduction of corporate sponsorship and the beginning of its conversion into
the biggest sporting event on the planet.
The Upside Their Words We are a country of overcoaches. The talents and abilities of our players
now exceed the knowledge of the coaching, so the result is stagnation. US National Team alum Eric
Wynalda, speaking to The Wall Street Journal's Matthew Futterman. Other Sources Fifa's Joao
Havelange faces IOC inquiry into £610,000 bung allegation - from The Guardian's Matt Scott: "The
IOC takes all allegations of corruption very seriously.
By Leoul Yiheyis, writing from the States
Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, and World Cup winner Ronaldinho has parted ways with
Italian megaclub AC Milan, and joined popular Brazilian side Flamengo. The maestro was greeted by a
stampede of 20,000 crazy fans who tore down the stadium's gates to greet their new midfield
maestro.
