BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Aaron Hughes of Northern Ireland reads out a FIFA fairplay statement before kick off during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ireland and Slovakia at Windsor Park on September 9, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Aaron Hughes of Northern Ireland reads out a FIFA fairplay statement before kick off during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ireland and Slovakia at Windsor Park on September 9, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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  1. Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter talk during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009. The party was to celebrate Blatter's conferment of a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in the spring.
  2. Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter hold soccer uniforms with their names printed on during a party in a Tokyo hotel on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009. The party was to celebrate Blatter's conferment of a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in the spring.
  3. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Aaron Hughes of Northern Ireland reads out a FIFA fairplay statement before kick off during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ireland and Slovakia at Windsor Park on September 9, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  4. Football Association of Wales President Philip Pritchard, left, with FIFA President Sepp Blatter unveil a commemorative plaque as they open the new sports training facility at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Hensol, Wales, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009.
  5. South American Soccer Confederation President Nicolas Leoz (R) and Argentina's Julio Grondona (L), vice-president of FIFA, gives a replica of the Copa Libertadores to president of the club Estudiantes de La Plata Ruben Matias Filipas before the drawing ceremony of the Copa Libertadores 2010 soccer tournament, in Luque November 27, 2009.
  6. FRANKFURT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Manager Martin Bader of Nuernberg, Raphael Schaefer, laywer Volker Stoebele, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder of FIFA and laywer Christoph Schickhardt attend the DFB Court Appearance at the DFB headquarter on November 27, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany.
  7. FRANKFURT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: Manager Martin Bader of Nuernberg, Raphael Schaefer, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder of FIFA and laywer Volker Stroebele attend the DFB Court Appearance at the DFB headquarter on November 27, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany.
  8. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe welcomes the FIFA soccer World Cup trophy at Harare International Airport November 26, 2009. The trophy is on an 86 country 225 day world tour before it arrives in the host country South Africa for the 2010 tournament.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Hughes of Fulham battles for the header with Robin Van Persie of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage on September 26, 2009 in London, England.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Hughes of Fulham battles for the ball with Robin Van Persie of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage on September 26, 2009 in London, England.
  11. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: Aaron Hughes of Fulham jumps for a header with Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Fulham at Villa Park on August 30, 2009 in Birmingham, England.
  12. Fulham's Zoltan Gera, centre and Aaron Hughes wait for the ball to drop with Blackburn Rovers El-Hadji Diouf during their English Premiership soccer match at Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium in London, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. CALL +44 (0) 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  13. Fulham' s Aaron Hughes reacts during the Europa League Group E soccer match between AS Roma and Fulham, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. AS Roma won 2-1.
  14. AS Roma's Julio Baptista (L) and Fulham's Aaron Hughes fight for the ball during their Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome November 5, 2009.
  15. ROME - NOVEMBER 05: Julio Baptista (R) of AS Roma in action against Aaron Hughes (L) and John Pantisil of Fulham during the UEFA Europa League group E match between AS Roma and Fulham at Olimpico Stadium on November 5, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
  16. Referee Bernie Raymond Blom shows the red card to Fulham's Erik Nevland (L) as his teammates Aaron Hughes (R) and Dickson Etuhu react during their Europa League soccer match against AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Rome November 5, 2009.

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