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"en.20110606.20.1-181-000"2
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"Madam President, returning to sport, FIFA has been mentioned and I would like to mention it as well, in particular, the lack of proper governance and the lack of transparency at the higher levels of the organisation.
It is extraordinary that a 75-year-old man, Sepp Blatter, is going to be returned to power as President of one of the world’s leading sports organisations, having been in power now since 1998, especially when you consider that the vast majority of the players – probably 99% of them – are under 30 years of age. There must be not just one generation gap, but several generation gaps between him and the players.
Secondly, it was not surprising last year that England got so little support for the awarding of the World Cup venue, despite its great infrastructure. Qatar was awarded it and subsequently we saw people suspended for trying to sell their votes. I wonder whether this is the tip of the iceberg. There is also the matter of FIFA’s failure to introduce goal line technology when other sports have done so. It is quite clear that a real reform is needed in the interests of the sport itself and FIFA."@en1
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