Quotes and Sayings about FIFA Association

Do you want a dictator as president of FIFA or a democracy? Even a 15-year-old kid knows that the only good thing about FIFA is the video game.

Sepp Blatter is a demented dictator. It makes me deeply sick just to think about Blatter being re-elected.

This organization went from being toxic, almost criminal to what it should be - an organization that cares about football. We have transformed it into a new FIFA - an organization which is synonymous with credibility, trust, integrity, equality, human rights.

Sepp Blatter

Gianni Infantino - June 2019

Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.

Sepp Blatter

Telling someone about the inner workings of FIFA for the first time is a bit like showing someone "Two Girls, One Cup". You do it mainly so you can watch the horrified expression on people's faces.

John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) - World Cup Excitement

The only problem is, Budweiser is one of FIFA's key sponsors. And they sell a product they reflexivly insist on calling "beer".

John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) - World Cup Excitement

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I am excited to see good football. When the first game starts, people won't only be talking about the problems but also about the sport.

Sepp Blatter - November 2022

Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.

Sepp Blatter

We should also say that workers' rights are the responsibility for Qatar and the construction companies. It's not Fifa's responsibility but we can't turn a blind eye. This intervention can only be carried out by Qatar itself and they have confirmed they will do so.

Sepp Blatter - October 2013

Germany... a country whose idea of a bedtime story is two children being left to die in the forest, before nearly being cooked and eaten and then murdering an old woman.

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Australia... home of every animal that seems like it should already be extinct.

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Russia... the prequel and sequel to the Sowjet Union.

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Russia... the country that gave the world Tetris, merkins you wear on your heads, and potentially the 45th President of the United States.

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Greece... the most recent Greek Tragedy.

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Threatening the British by saying there will be only salt and vinegar on the table, is like threatening the French by saying there will only be wine and baguettes, or threatening the Swiss by saying there'll only be chocolate and Nazi gold.

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The NRA, a group that feels about guns, the way the rest of us feels about Nutella. A little is good, more is better and you can tell me it's bad for me all you like, but you will pry it from my cold dead hands.

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During WWII, we rushed into developing nuclear weapons, because we were trying to defeat the nazis, who - fun fact - pretty much all Americans agreed were bad at the time.

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Australia... not just the country where Russell Crowe lives, but very much the Russell Crowe of countries.

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Current health status for the ones wondering: pissed off. Second time in 4 months they kill me.

Mino Raiola - April 2022, about false news about his death

If Mario Balotelli had Zlatan Ibrahimovic's head, Lionel Messi would have fewer Ballon d'Or awards.

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Pep Guardiola, the coach, is fantastic. As a person he's an absolute zero. He's a coward, a dog.

I think Cruyff and Guardiola can go to a mental hospital together, shut up, sit there and play cards together. They would do football and Barcelona a great service.

Pep Guardiola

Fake news travel quick and far.

FC Barcelona

Mino Raiola - April 2021

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Some people need to talk for fear of being forgotten. Paul Scholes wouldn't recognize a leader if he was in front of Sir Winston Churchill.

Mino Raiola - August 2018

I will be world champion, my love. It is written. And I will score a goal.

Ángel Di María (as player for Argentina) - December 2022, the night before the World Cup final

It's crazy that it has happened this way. I wanted it very much. I knew God was going to give it to me, I sensed it was going to be this.

Lionel Messi - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup

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Argentina in dreamland! Lionel Messi sent the Lusail stadium into raptures as he held the World Cup aloft in Qatar, having guiding Argentina to glory through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against France in one of the greatest ever finals.

(English newspaper) - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup

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I have very strong feelings. I can tell you that today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel a migrant worker.

Gianni Infantino (as FIFA President) - November 2022

By 2026 soccer or football will be the number one sport in this part of the world.

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Gianni Infantino (as FIFA President) - June 2018

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I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.

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To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.

Johan Cruyff

Without football, my life is worth nothing.

Cristiano Ronaldo