FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, is greeted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohamed bin Hammam upon arrival at the 23rd AFC Congress Gala Dinner at a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 7, 2009. Top members of Asia's main football association made a last-ditch attempt Thursday to resolve a bitter election dispute that is threatening to break up the organization. The executive committee of the 46-nation Asian Football Federation held an emergency meeting to decide if five member countries have the right to vote in an election to choose Asia's representative in FIFA's executive committee. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, is greeted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohamed bin Hammam upon arrival at the 23rd AFC Congress Gala Dinner at a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 7, 2009. Top members of Asia's main football association made a last-ditch attempt Thursday to resolve a bitter election dispute that is threatening to break up the organization. The executive committee of the 46-nation Asian Football Federation held an emergency meeting to decide if five member countries have the right to vote in an election to choose Asia's representative in FIFA's executive committee.

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  5. FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks to the audience during an International Conference titled 'Autonomy in Sports in the European Union' in the Upper House Session Hall of the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. High-ranking officials of the EU and the International Olympic Committee an European football leaders attend the meeting to discuss FIFA decision to introduce the so-called 6+5 principle, which would limit a team's foreign players to five. Blatter wants to bring in the proposal by 2012/2013, but the European Commission says it is discriminatory and illegal.
  6. FIFA President Sepp Blatter awaits the draw for the European play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich October 19, 2009.
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  8. FIFA President Sepp Blatter awaits the draw for the European play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich October 19, 2009.

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