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'{{WPBiography |living=yes |class=C |sports-work-group=yes |listas=Blatter, Sepp }} {{WikiProject Olympics|class=C|auto=inherit|importance=}} {{Football |class = C |importance = High }} Get video technology == Corruption/Charges == In a 21-page dossier containing 300 pages of evidence presented to FIFA's executive committee early in May 2002, [[Michel Zen-Ruffinen]] accused Blatter of making unauthorized payments, covering up the extent of the losses from the bankruptcy in March 2001 of FIFA's former marketing partner [[ISL/ISMM]] and running down FIFA's finances through bad management. [http://www.forbes.com/2002/05/27/0527fifa.html] These are serious charges, and should be dealt with. [[User:NuclearFunk|NuclearFunk]] 15:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC) Corrupt bastard. The sooner he dies and leave the beautiful game for good, the better! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.18.249.65|86.18.249.65]] ([[User talk:86.18.249.65|talk]]) 23:20, 5 March 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> All round prick <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Stevemcq122|Stevemcq122]] ([[User talk:Stevemcq122|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Stevemcq122|contribs]]) 13:38, 1 December 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> == Neutrality of this article == I think this article doesn't give a fair and objective description of Sepp Blatter and his career. Much of it centers on alleged controversies, and yet no references appear in the article. For example, the article says that "His incumbency has been marked with rumors of financial irregularities and backroom dealings" and that "many questions regarding his integrity remain unanswered". I have two problems with these kinds of statements: first, they are unreferenced and may just be the opinion of the person who wrote the article; and second, they are too vague to belong in an objective article (why are we discussing rumors instead of fact? and just how much is "many"?). The criticism section, I feel, is written with clear bias. It begins with "Blatter has made many changes to football since he was elected president of FIFA which have been seen as detrimental to the sport and which a vast majority of fans strongly opposed". The article then goes on to list things like South Africa hosting the 2010 World Cup, eliminating the golden and silver goals in playoff games and removing the automatic qualification of previous World Cup winners. No references are given to suggest that the "vast majority" of fans espouse these views; moreover, in an organization so vast as FIFA and with football being such a global sport, I highly doubt that Blatter as one individual could be entirely responsible for these changes, as the opening sentence of the criticism section implies. I think this article needs to be rewritten in a neutral viewpoint. Much of what's in the criticsm section now could be rcast into a section called "Impact of Blatter's presidency on football" or something to that effect. As the Wikipedia article on NPOV suggests, let the facts speak for themselves: there's no need to tell people outright these things are negative - just state the facts neutrally and let the reader judge for themselves. Any discussion on this issue would be most appreciated. :I don't like Blatter but I have to agree. I added a <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> tag to the most egregious breach, and I also have to say that the policy changes, even though championed by Blatter, are most likely vetted by a supervising body. So it's very questionable why they appear in this article at all. ~ [[User:Trialsanderrors|trialsanderrors]] 00:31, 16 June 2006 (UTC) *i helped to change the tone in the critism part and added in a new section "changes under blatter". However, the part on his career also seem to be biased, wonder how to change that? -[[User:Zhudyzhu|Zhudyzhu]] 07:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC) *I'm an outsider, but it looks to me like there have been citations and specific charges mentioned now, where apparently before there had been none -- who decides if and when the red "the neutrality has been challenged!" sign can be removed? [[User:Estephan500|Estephan500]] 14:45, 17 June 2006 (UTC) **Technically, we're an encyclopedia that compiles and paraphrases [[WP:RS|third party sources]]. Blatter is a person that's much in the critical spotlight, so it shouldn't be too hard to document the opinions expressed in the article. So if he has been criticized for dictatorial management style, it should read something like "The [newspaper of note] cited unnamed sources within FIFA criticizing Blatter..." with a link or ref to the article. Although in the current state the article isn't strictly <nowiki>{{POV}} but more {{Sources}}</nowiki>, so I'm gonna change the tag. ~ [[User:Trialsanderrors|trialsanderrors]] 17:08, 22 June 2006 (UTC) == Email address == I've removed the email address - it seems unnecessary. - [[User:AndrewBellis|AndrewBellis]] 14:00, 20 June 2006 (UTC) == Comments about women's football == Why is this not in the article? His derogatory comments which said that women "should wear tighter shorts" whilst playing are some of the words most famously associated with him. Although I personally think he is an absolute disgrace, the fact should be mentioned because it is so associated with him. [[User:Spuderoony|Spuderoony]] 16:03, 30 June 2006 (UTC) :If you can source a quote, and provide references to reactions, then comments about women's football would be welcome in the article in my opinion. [[User:MLA|MLA]] 10:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC) == Mexico == How could he ban Mexico forever from all World Cups? [[User:El Chompiras|El Chompiras]] 02:34, 9 July 2006 (UTC) == 2006 World Cup final == Wasn't Blatter supposed to be present at the 2006 World Cup award ceremony? Where did he disappear? [[User:Siggie|Siggie]] 02:37, 10 July 2006 (UTC) It has been said that he had a stomachache, however, most people think that he was upset that Italy had won and so he did not go. This man is so obviously biased towards France! Frances loses a world cup final: he doesn't attend the awards ceremony. France wins a match through cheating: he doesn't grant Ireland a replay. The article says he's Swiss, so I have a question, is he a French speaking Swiss person? It would explain a lot about Mr Fifamafia here...--[[User:Saoirse Erin Every|Saoirse Erin Every]] ([[User talk:Saoirse Erin Every|talk]]) 04:01, 10 December 2009 (UTC) == Diving == Does someone have a quote about supposed blatter's comments about diving?? I would be suprised he's encouraging diving! [[User:JeDi|JeDi]] 19:55, 17 July 2006 (UTC) I don't think it's that surprising when coupled with his other comments! [[Special:Contributions/88.106.78.29|88.106.78.29]] ([[User talk:88.106.78.29|talk]]) 21:32, 10 July 2008 (UTC) == Article lacks references == I'm flagging this article with a sources tag, because I believe it lacks references for the most crucial facts it contains. References for the following would be appreciated: - Biographical and career details (something like an official FIFA bio would suffice for this). - The allegations of corruption, e.g. news articles that may have covered this - The sexist comments and those about diving I also added in the comment he made about the referee of the Portugal-Netherlands match deserving a yellow card, along with references (same as those used in the article on referee Valentin Ivanov). A picture of Blatter would also be good for the article if possible. Incidentally, I personally don't like Blatter (I'm a football referee myself, and I thought the yellow card comment was completely out of place, especially coming from the president of FIFA). However, I think the facts quoted in this article at least deserve citations/references in order to ensure objectivity. --[[User:Sanchonx|Sanchonx]] 16:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC) == World Society of Friends of Suspenders == I removed the sentences about the 'World Society of Friends of Suspenders', because the only references I could find to this group after googling it were to pages attacking Blatter. Also, the sentences themselves were poorly written. If someone can find a source for this, please add it back in. --[[User:Araker|Araker]] 22:45, 3 December 2006 (UTC) I added that and i had read it in four four two mag, i had a bit of trouble looking for sources too. But im certain its true, because it wasnt written to attack blatter, but to say which places he has worked at. [[User:Portillo|Portillo]] 02:11, 1 July 2007 (UTC) == C Ronaldo? == Who thinks we might have to add a section about his comments regarding Christiano Ronaldo soon? This guy is really controversial isn't he? [[User:Tidus mi2|Tidus mi2]] ([[User talk:Tidus mi2|talk]]) 11:27, 10 July 2008 (UTC) I don't see why Blatter's quote doesn't have an original reference. Whoever wrote that section is relying on a third party - The Telegraph - who then use it to get all sorts of dissenting opinion (Redknapp, Bruce as mentioned) and fill up column pages! If it doesn't have an original reference, it should say something like "Blatter was quoted as saying that '...' in the '...'", rather than a black and white statement. No reference, no validity! - Chade, 14 September 2008 <span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/92.232.232.59|92.232.232.59]] ([[User talk:92.232.232.59|talk]]) 10:42, 14 September 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> == Redirect == Could someone clean up the redirects. For example I dont see why blabber redirects here. [[Special:Contributions/66.245.193.252|66.245.193.252]] ([[User talk:66.245.193.252|talk]]) 18:12, 20 December 2008 (UTC) :You can tag the implausible ones for deletion using {{tl|Db-r3}}. [[User talk:Msgj|Martin]] 19:33, 20 December 2008 (UTC) == Country of Birth == The article says Blatter was born in Goldstone, Surrey–which is presumably in the UK–but later goes on to talk about Blatter's "native Switzerland". Which is right? If you know, please fix. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Pitix|Pitix]] ([[User talk:Pitix|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Pitix|contribs]]) 18:06, 20 July 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> == More vandalism == The user 69.74.230.98 just erased the last part of this article, hope someone warn him --[[Special:Contributions/189.182.66.241|189.182.66.241]] ([[User talk:189.182.66.241|talk]]) 22:05, 3 June 2010 (UTC)'