When you go into extra time, we're talking about drama. But when we reach the penalty shootout, it's a tragedy.

FIFA's goal of making the world a better place through football cannot be achieved through our efforts alone - equally important is the power which every fan of the beautiful game has at their disposal.

Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.

I am the president now, the president of everybody.

I can understand that people are not happy, but they should not use football to make their demands heard

We shall wonder if one day our game is played on another planet? Why not? Then we will have not only a World Cup we will have inter-planetary competitions.

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