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Joseph Sepp Blatter is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the eighth president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been suspended from participating in FIFA activities since 2015 as a result of the FIFA corruption case made public that year, which remains in place until 2027.
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Born 10 March 1936 · Q483437
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It is taking over in such a manner that the other leagues have difficulties to match it.
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“It is obvious that after the experience so far in this World Cup it would be a nonsense to not reopen the file of technology at the business meeting of the International FA Board in July.”
“It is taking over in such a manner that the other leagues have difficulties to match it.”
“s governing body he will not quit, amid growing political pressure over a corruption scandal. Seven top Fifa officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among 14 people indicted by US prosecutors. UK PM David Cameron urged Mr Blatter to resign but Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed him for a fifth term. Fifa”
“We must recognize that Palmeiras was the first world club champion, and that’s the end of the matter. It was the first,”
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“This allegation is ridiculous.”
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AOL.ca: FIFA World Cup sale falls through: UEFA, Concacaf, AFC and Sepp Blatter all blasted Gianni Infantino's plan
Tribuna.com: Gianni Infantino was meant to be a breath of fresh air - because Sepp Blatter made FIFA's air unbreathable
Tribuna.com: Gianni Infantino debía ser un soplo de aire fresco — porque Sepp Blatter hizo que el aire de la FIFA fuera irrespirable
GiveMeSport: Norway FA Chief Brilliantly Responds After Sepp Blatter Back Her For FIFA Presidency
Sportskeeda: “He wanted us to play in shorter shorts” - Norway football president Lisa Klaveness launches attack on Sepp Blatter and Gianni Infantino
GiveMeSport: Sir Alex Ferguson Summed Up Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Just 2 Words
Yahoo Sports: Sepp Blatter lecturing Gianni Infantino is embarrassing for him, for FIFA and for football
Tribuna.com: "Quería que jugáramos con pantalones más cortos": Lise Klaveness responde tras el apoyo de Sepp Blatter a su candidatura a la presidencia de la FIFA
Public attention spiked: 21,910 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 6,354, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: Restored revision 1366845243 by Ollie231213 (talk)
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AS USA: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter doesn’t hold back on Infantino’s World Cup: “The tournament has lost its credibility”
The Guardian: ‘Reclaim football’: Sepp Blatter joins La Liga chief in call for Gianni Infantino to resign
The Independent: Sepp Blatter urges football to kick out Gianni Infantino as Fifa president after World Cup ‘lost its credibility’
Public attention spiked: 47,714 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.5× the usual 6,354, with 5 article edits. Coverage that week: “Sepp Blatter accuses Fifa of bowing to political pressure over Folarin Balogun red card decision” (Yahoo! Sports).
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Yahoo! Sports: Sepp Blatter accuses Fifa of bowing to political pressure over Folarin Balogun red card decision
ESPN: Sepp Blatter on Folarin Balogun ban reversal: 'Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls'
The Guardian: Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The Guardian: The worst sports movie in history? I asked Sepp Blatter about Fifa’s United Passions | Sean Ingle
The Guardian: Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared in corruption case
Yahoo: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA
The Guardian: ‘That’s not me’: Blatter and Platini restate innocence in Swiss fraud case
Yardbarker: Sepp Blatter: The Man Who Damaged FIFA’s Reputation
Published “UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2025” in Nucleic Acids Research — cited 2,332 times.
Published “The Gene Ontology knowledgebase in 2023” in GENETICS — cited 2,443 times.
The Guardian: Sepp Blatter says choosing Qatar to host World Cup was ‘a mistake’
The Guardian: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of fraud by Swiss court
The Guardian: Sepp Blatter denies that payments to Michel Platini were fraudulent
The Guardian: Sepp Blatter tells court he is too ill to testify on first day of trial with Platini
Published “UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2023” in Nucleic Acids Research — cited 6,828 times.
Published “UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase in 2021” in Nucleic Acids Research — cited 6,055 times.
Published “The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine” in Nucleic Acids Research — cited 3,384 times.
In an interview with the UOL website, Blatter once again stated that he considered Palmeiras a world club champion
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Campaign: 2015 FIFA presidential election, controversy and resignation.
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Elections were scheduled for the FIFA presidency, in which Blatter was again the incumbent candidate, running for a fifth consecutive term
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When former Sports Minister (and Palmeiras supporter) Aldo Rebelo announced that he had received confirmation from the organization that Palmeiras was the first world club champion, referring to the club’s victory in the
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Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class presented by Viktor Yanukovych (2013).
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Election won: 2011 FIFA presidential election.
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Campaign: 2011 FIFA presidential election.
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Elections were scheduled for the FIFA presidency, in which Blatter was again the incumbent candidate, running for a fourth consecutive term
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Awarded Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo (2010).
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Awarded Order of Honour (2010).
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Awarded Supreme Counsellor of the Baobab (2010).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2009).
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Won Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2008).
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Awarded Order of Jerusalem (2008).
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Awarded Order of Friendship presented by Islam Karimov (2007).
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Awarded Order "Danaker" (2007).
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Awarded Order of Francisco de Miranda (2007).
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And 2008 for trying to change European Union employment law regarding the number of foreign players that football clubs could field at any one time
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Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2006).
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Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class presented by Viktor Yushchenko (2006).
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Awarded Order of the Two Niles (2005).
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Awarded Order of recognition (2005).
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Awarded Dostyk Order of grade II (2005).
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Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of the Throne (2004).
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Awarded Shohrat Order presented by Ilham Aliyev (2004).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour presented by Jacques Chirac (2004).
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Blatter said during an interview in the Swiss newspaper Sonntagsblick, when asked how to increase the popularity of women's football, "Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball
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Awarded Order of Zayed (2003).
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2002).
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And was re-elected unopposed for another four years on 31 May 2007, even though only 66 of 207 FIFA members nominated him
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And 2005, in his home town of Visp in 2011, at the 2012 Women's Olympic Football Final Medal Ceremony, and at the opening of Confederations Cup match in 2013
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Awarded Order of the Republic (2001).
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Awarded Order of Merit, 1st class presented by Leonid Kuchma (2001).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (2000).
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Awarded Order of African Redemption (1999).
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Awarded Officer of the Order of Good Hope (1998).
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Career landmark: president of FIFA (1998–2015).
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“s agreement made in 1998 for work carried out by the Frenchman when he was a technical advisor for Blatter. Blatter, 79, added in a statement that he was”
Campaign: 1998 election.
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Blatter began dating Ilona Boguska, a Polish friend of his daughter Corinne, before they separated in 2002
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Published “Vortices in high-temperature superconductors” in Reviews of Modern Physics — cited 5,823 times.
Earned Silver Olympic Order (1993).
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In 1981, Blatter changed the spelling of his first name from Josef to Joseph.
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In 1981, Blatter married Barbara Käser, the daughter of Helmut Käser, Blatter's predecessor as secretary general of FIFA.
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Career landmark: Secretary General of FIFA (1981–1998).
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And was then elected president at the 51st FIFA Congress on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange, who had headed the organization since 1974
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Blatter changed the spelling of his first name from Josef to Joseph
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Blatter married Barbara Käser, the daughter of Helmut Käser, Blatter's predecessor as secretary general of FIFA
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Studied at University of Lausanne, bachelor's degree (1959).
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Studied at HEC Lausanne, Diplom (1958).
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Born 1936-03-10.
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s governing body he will not quit, amid growing political pressure over a corruption scandal. Seven top Fifa officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among 14 people indicted by US prosecutors. UK PM David Cameron urged Mr Blatter to resign but Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed him for a fifth term. Fifa
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