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The still president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, who will leave office next February due to the scandal over alleged bribes to executives of the organization, affirmed this Monday that soccer is not a corrupt sport. « The institution is not corrupt. There is no corruption in football, but in individuals. "It's the people ," said Blatter, 79, in an interview with the British public broadcaster BBC. I know what I have done and what I have not done. I have my conscience and I know that I am an honest man. I'm clean,' stressed the Swiss boss. Blatter, who has presided over FIFA since 1998, announced his resignation four days after being re-elected, at the end of May, following the arrest of seven senior officials of the organization. I did it because I wanted to protect FIFA. I can protect myself; I'm strong enough,' she maintained.
The leader added that he does not feel "morally responsible" for the acts of senior managers such as the American Chuck Blazer , who America Mobile Number List admitted to having received bribes related to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Blazer , who amassed a fortune valued at $22 million, hidden in shell companies, agreed to collaborate with US justice in 2011 to avoid prison . His confession was key for the US Department of Justice to file charges against nine FIFA executives and five other people linked to the organization. Despite the doubts surrounding the World Cup in South Africa , Blatter assured that that tournament was the " cleanest that has ever been held ." The president of the organization assures that FIFA is the "party that has suffered" as a result of these scandals , although he believes that it will resurface after the "tsunami" of accusations that were leveled against some of its members.
American businessman Bill Gates has shared his recipe for helping the world "avoid the worst effects of climate change while lifting people out of poverty, growing food more efficiently, and saving lives by reducing climate change." of pollution". The Microsoft co-founder recently announced his intention to invest $1 billion in clean energy technology over the next five years. In a new article on his blog, Gates recalls that, when it comes to preventing the worst effects of climate change, his investments "mean much less than the decisions of governments." In the businessman's opinion, "it would be a terrible injustice to let climate change cancel out all the progress of the last half century against poverty and disease, and doubly unfair because the people most affected will be those who did the least to cause the problem." To avoid this, and at the same time, combat poverty, the tycoon proposes three steps in his blog.
The leader added that he does not feel "morally responsible" for the acts of senior managers such as the American Chuck Blazer , who America Mobile Number List admitted to having received bribes related to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Blazer , who amassed a fortune valued at $22 million, hidden in shell companies, agreed to collaborate with US justice in 2011 to avoid prison . His confession was key for the US Department of Justice to file charges against nine FIFA executives and five other people linked to the organization. Despite the doubts surrounding the World Cup in South Africa , Blatter assured that that tournament was the " cleanest that has ever been held ." The president of the organization assures that FIFA is the "party that has suffered" as a result of these scandals , although he believes that it will resurface after the "tsunami" of accusations that were leveled against some of its members.
American businessman Bill Gates has shared his recipe for helping the world "avoid the worst effects of climate change while lifting people out of poverty, growing food more efficiently, and saving lives by reducing climate change." of pollution". The Microsoft co-founder recently announced his intention to invest $1 billion in clean energy technology over the next five years. In a new article on his blog, Gates recalls that, when it comes to preventing the worst effects of climate change, his investments "mean much less than the decisions of governments." In the businessman's opinion, "it would be a terrible injustice to let climate change cancel out all the progress of the last half century against poverty and disease, and doubly unfair because the people most affected will be those who did the least to cause the problem." To avoid this, and at the same time, combat poverty, the tycoon proposes three steps in his blog.