We cannot allow the reputation of football and FIFA to be dragged through the mud any longer.

What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.

Footballers are slaves. I know this from the personal experience of being a footballer.

There is a movement in club football, which I don't necessarily consider a prime example of solidarity, because it leads us to conclude the rich are getting richer and they are using everything in the market to create an exodus from Africa.

Any country if you go really, really in depth somewhere, the human rights are not totally respected.

We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it.

The important thing for me was that the World Cup should travel round the world.