Sepp Blatter
16 September 2006

"It is high time they started. They have plans, they have the money, and the decisions are made. But no one is spotted with a hammer or a shovel." Blatter said after a FIFA meeting in Zurich.

Sepp Blatter
July 2006

"Mamma mia, the whole world trusts you." Sepp Blatter, Fifa President dismissing the possibility that Fifa has reservations about South Africa's ability to host Soccer World Cup 2010.

Sepp Blatter
May 2006

"I could understand it if it had happened in Africa, but not in Italy". Sepp Blatter commenting on an Italian match-fixing scandal.

Sepp Blatter receiving an honourary doctorate from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
26 April 2006

"We all strive for hope, solidarity, tolerance and unity. We are all one – the human race".

16 September 2006

FIFA concerns for World Cup 2010