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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 MEA - Early morning fog enshrouds Cape Town's Green Point 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Stadium, August 25, 2009. South Africa is hosting soccer's showpiece event, which kicks off on June 11, 2010.

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  1. FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter (R) speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (L) during a meeting in Riyadh on March 21, 2010. Blatter will spend time in Saudi Arabia this week hoping to drum up support for his bid to be re-elected to a fourth mandate.
  2. FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter (L) receives a souvenir from Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, president of Saudi Football Federation, during a meeting in Riyadh on March 21, 2010. Blatter will spend time in Saudi Arabia this week hoping to drum up support for his bid to be re-elected to a fourth mandate.
  3. FIFA President Sepp Blatter (R) is reflected in a FIFA sign as he walks beside an unidentified woman after a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  4. FIFA President Sepp Blatter addresses a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  5. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke addresses a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  6. FIFA President Sepp Blatter holds up the organisation's annual financial report during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  7. FIFA President Sepp Blatter addresses a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  8. FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he addresses a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 19, 2010. Indonesia has been dropped from the race to host the 2022 World Cup due to a lack of government support, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
  9. AUGSBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 17: Participants of the FIFA Womens WM 2010 Marketing Workshop pose during a break at the Impuls Arena on March 17, 2010 in Augsburg, Germany.
  10. FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke attends a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 6, 2010.
  11. FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke attends a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 6, 2010.
  12. FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke attends a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 6, 2010.
  13. FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke attends a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 6, 2010.
  14. FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference at the end of a two-day workshop on security plans for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 5, 2010.
  15. FIFA President Sepp Blatter is seen behind an official match ball as he attends a press conference at the end of a two-day workshop on security plans for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 5, 2010.
  16. FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference at the end of a two-day workshop on security plans for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa at the Home of FIFA in Zurich March 5, 2010.

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