Quotes About FIFA

Football has an important place in Russia.

Undisclosed and illegal payments, kickbacks, and bribes became a way of doing business at FIFA.

The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.

What I am most proud of is the legacy of hope that FIFA and football leaves around the world. It makes all of the efforts and energy I pour into this job worth it.

Fifa has lost the trust of the people. We cannot allow the architects and controllers of world football to get away with dragging the beautiful game through the grime of corruption and bribery.

Friends from Vienna visit me a lot, and when the weather's bad we usually end up playing 'FIFA.'

I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in FIFA, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right.

It is very important that football can see beyond religion but FIFA does not just ignore its impact.

I'm a huge gamer, I love 'Madden,' love 'FIFA 2K,' anybody that knows me knows I love Xbox. I do play Playstation as well, though, so I'm not one-dimensional, so don't get it twisted, PS4 fans, I can do both. I do play online.

FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well.

En ese momento, la sede de la FIFA pasó de ser el hogar del fútbol a convertirse en una tienda delictiva de lavado de dinero.

I'm going to do anything I can do - whether that's being part of FIFA or creating some sort of movement that can actually impart real equality across all lines - in every country, every city, every sector all over the world, that's what I'm going to do.

If I'm not working on music, I'm usually with my friends playing FIFA. We just kick back - I'm proper chilled.

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.

To put in doubt the leadership of Sepp Blatter as FIFA president is not for me to say or managers to say.

It is nice to be known on 'Fifa 19' as the fastest player in the world.

In any other corporation, if there was so many things that were found to be corrupt, then the man at the top would go - but that doesn't seem to be the case with FIFA.

I just don't like losing, I don't like losing, full stop. Even if it's at FIFA.

Football itself is a great sport with which we are proud to be associated. We want to be proud to be associated with FIFA and hope and look forward to working with them to that end.

FIFA is a vuvuzela. It's in your ear, but you don't want to hear it, and then eventually it goes away.

When I was younger, I bought 'FIFA' every year, and I still play now, so to be on the cover would be amazing.

If we become world champions it may open the door to the Fifa Ballon d'Or, although I think it would be difficult. Every 10 years a centre-back may win it once.

As someone who loves football, I will continue to speak out frankly about FIFA's problems.

I have known Sepp Blatter, FIFA and football for a long time, and there are some fundamental values which FIFA and the ICRC share.