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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. A member of the Atlante soccer team takes part in a training session at Al Nahyan stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. Mexico's Atlante will play Auckland City on Saturday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Abu Dhabi.
  4. Members of TP Mazembe's soccer team take part in a training session at Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo will play South Korea's Pohang Steelers on Friday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament.
  5. TP Mazembe's coach Diego Garzitto gestures during a training session at Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo will play South Korea's Pohang Steelers on Friday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament.
  6. Members of the Atlante soccer team stretch during a training session at Al Nahyan stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. Mexico's Atlante will play Auckland City on Saturday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Abu Dhabi.
  7. TP Mazembe's soccer team takes part in a training session at Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo will play South Korea's Pohang Steelers on Friday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament.
  8. TP Mazembe's coach Diego Garzitto (R) speaks with his players during a training session at Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi December 10, 2009. TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo will play South Korea's Pohang Steelers on Friday during the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament.
  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. Children play soccer during the opening ceremony of a new Football For Hope Center at Khayelitsha township situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the new center on the township of Khayelitsha.
  14. Children react during a opening ceremony at Khayelitsha township situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened a new Football For Hope Center in the township of Khayelitsha. South Africa is hosting the upcoming Soccer World Cup, attracting great popular demand for the sport in all areas of the country.
  15. FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left back, waves at the crowd at Khayelitsha township situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened a new Football For Hope Center in the township of Khayelitsha.
  16. FIFA President Sepp Blatter, center, reacts with FIFA's Football for Hope ambassador Begum Aga Khan, right, during the opening ceremony of a new Football For Hope Center at Khayelitsha township, on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.

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