Quote

Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.

Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'

The world is filled with great sporting events.

FIFA should show the world that it is truly a global organisation.

I appreciate my international fans all over the world.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world.

I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.

International soccer has been a big part of my love for the sport. I love the Men's National Team. I can say that they're my favorite sports team.

For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.