7. Blatter might be despised by many football fans and officials in Europe but has been brilliant at shoring up his power base by remaining hugely popular with countries in Asia and Africa. Each of the 209 Fifa nations has one vote in the elections, regardless of the population, meaning Montserrat, Cape Verde and Curacao have as much say as Germany, Brazil and England.
8. There appears little hope of England hosting the World Cup without huge reform in Fifa. Immediately before voting for the 2018 World Cup, Blatter apparently reminded members of the executive committee of the "evils of the media". He also blamed the UK media for creating the controversy over Qatar hosting the World Cup, despite the allegations of bribery and the tournament being moved to the winter because it was subsequently decided that the original bid proposal was not feasible. "Sadly there is a great deal of discrimination and racism, and this hurts me," said Blatter.
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