"FIFA has a lot in common with Robin Hood" (Joseph Blatter, President of FIFA)

"You may have been led to believe that FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) is the evil Sheriff of Nottingham football, but the truth is that we have much more in common with Robin Hood" said Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, in a lecture to students at the University of Oxford (ENG) on the 150^th anniversary of the FA (Football Association), on the 25/10/2013.

"We are not an unscrupulous multinational company doing everything they can just for the sake of making money, selling products that do you harm, exploiting people just for the sake of the profit of a few. We pour hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars back into football every year. Just ask our member associations. Just ask the children and the communities we support through football".

About the role of the international body, Joseph Blatter said that, "FIFA exists to develop the game for all around the world. Not to exploit it. Contrary to what you might have heard, FIFA does not expect host nations to hand over suitcases of cash to FIFA. We do not ask for billions of dollars in public money and then…