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The president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, offers a press conference at the Mexican Football Federation in Mexico City, on November 9, 2009. Blatter is in Mexico to meet with Mexican football authorities.

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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. A boy plays soccer in Gugulethu township outside Cape Town December 2, 2009. The final draw for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup takes place in Cape Town on Friday.
  6. Boys play soccer in Gugulethu township outside Cape Town December 2, 2009. The final draw for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup takes place in Cape Town on Friday.
  7. A women goalkeeper makes a save during their practice match in Browns farm township outside Cape Town December 2, 2009. The final draw for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup takes place in Cape Town on Friday.
  8. A goalkeeper makes a save during a women's soccer practice match in Browns farm township outside Cape Town December 2, 2009. The final draw for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup takes place in Cape Town on Friday.
  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.
  10. 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.
  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. FIFA president Sepp Blatter addresses the media after an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee in Cape Town ahead of the final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, December 2, 2009.
  14. FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks during a press conference following a FIFA Extraordinary General Meeting at the International Conference Center in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  15. FIFA president Sepp Blatter addresses the media after an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee in Cape Town ahead of the final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, December 2, 2009.
  16. FIFA president Sepp Blatter addresses the media after an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee in Cape Town ahead of the final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, December 2, 2009.

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