FIFA President Sepp Blatter talks with UEFA President Michel Platini, left, during the opening of the Technical and Training Center of the Hungarian Football Federation in Telki (30 km west of Budapest), Hungary, Saturday, May 2, 2009. Blatter said Saturday that world football's executive committee wants to limit the Olympic tournament to players under 21 years of age. Despite earlier reports that FIFA wanted to set the age limit at 20, Blatter said the extra year would allow the teams that qualified for the Under-20 World Cup to compete in the Olympics the following year. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

FIFA President Sepp Blatter talks with UEFA President Michel Platini, left, during the opening of the Technical and Training Center of the Hungarian Football Federation in Telki (30 km west of Budapest), Hungary, Saturday, May 2, 2009. Blatter said Saturday that world football's executive committee wants to limit the Olympic tournament to players under 21 years of age. Despite earlier reports that FIFA wanted to set the age limit at 20, Blatter said the extra year would allow the teams that qualified for the Under-20 World Cup to compete in the Olympics the following year.

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  2. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 4: In this handout photo provided by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, Michel Platini during the 2010 Soccer World Cup Final Draw at the CTICC on December 4, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
  3. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: UEFA President Michel Platini attends the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2010 December 4, 2009 at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

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  7. UEFA President Michel Platini (2nd R, first row), Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (L, first row) and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (R, first row) take part in the official logo of the 2012 European soccer championship presentation ceremony in central Kiev, December 14, 2009. The logo and the slogan of 2012 European soccer championship were unveiled on Monday in the capital Kiev, local media reported.
  8. UEFA President Michel Platini (C), Poland Soccer Federation President Grzegorz Lato (L) and Ukrainian FA president Grigoriy Surkis take part in the official logo of the 2012 European soccer championship presentation ceremony in central Kiev, December 14, 2009. The logo and the slogan of 2012 European soccer championship were unveiled on Monday in the capital Kiev, local media reported.
  9. FIFA President Sepp Blatter (R) kicks a ball after a news conference in Budapest on October 21, 2009 following an international conference of EU sport leaders and politicians, where Blatter called for introducing minimum numbers of local players in soccer matches.
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  11. FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a news conference in Budapest on October 21, 2009 following an international conference of EU sport leaders and politicians, where Blatter called for introducing minimum numbers of local players in soccer matches.
  12. FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a news conference in Budapest on October 21, 2009 following an international conference of EU sport leaders and politicians, where Blatter called for introducing minimum numbers of local players in soccer matches.
  13. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : FIFA President Sepp Blatter addresses the audience during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  14. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : FIFA President Sepp Blatter sits nest to UAE Football Association President Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  15. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : FIFA President Sepp Blatter chats with UAE Football Association President Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi during the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  16. ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 14 : FIFA President Sepp Blatter addresses the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2009 at the Emirates Palace on December 14, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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