The History of FIFA: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
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It's Titus O'Reilly and Mick Malloy.
Yes, welcome everyone to part two of our history of FIFA. This was a series we ran in the past, but we've re-edited it. We're going to be adding new content coming up about the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States. This features all your favourites, Sepp Blatter, Yahoo! Avalanche, everyone we know and love. It's a wild ride. Enjoy.
Where have we come from? You took us from the origins when it was a pretty amateur organisation, not $20.
No money, Europe controlled, and then we saw Brazilian Joao Avalanche come in as the president in 1974 and introduce huge money. Coca-Cola came on board. Yes. Adidas comes on board. Suddenly it is hundreds of millions of dollars starting to wash in during the 80s into FIFA. And the World Cup becomes that massive property suddenly. And so where we left it is Coca-Cola, when they first started putting money into this, and Adidas too, they were like, we're giving all this money to these guys at FIFA. We don't know who FIFA are. They've never had big sponsorship. So how do we know they're going to deliver on and look after our money? We need someone in there. We need someone in there. And that person became identified.
As Sepp Blatter.
One of the greatest names and characters in the history of world sport.
I know. Sepp Blatter joins in the early 70s and he becomes Fever's first development officer. But before that, let's go back to when he was born. He was born Joseph Sepp Blatter. Sepp is short for Joseph. He was born in Wisp in Switzerland on the 10th of March 1936. Okay. I just found this great quote from his father, which I think it's sort of looking after yourself is kind of the thing. His father was fond of saying, if you have a friend visiting from far away, that is what hotels are for. If he needs a ride, that is what taxis are for. And if he is hungry, that is what restaurants are for.
Okay.
Sounds like a lovely guy. There it is. He's warm. He's a fuzzy character. So that's his dad. Charmer. So Sepp grows up. He goes and gets a degree in business and economics, finishes in 1959 in Switzerland. And then he has this really varied career. So he has four years in the Swiss Army. Okay. He then ends up the head of public relations for the tourist board of his native. What does Swiss mean to him?
What significant changes did Sepp Blatter bring to FIFA?
Just to sell Swiss Army knives.
But they sit out every war.
They're like mutuals. I think it's more to guard the Nazi gold. That's probably what he's up to.
There's a lot of Nazi girls. I'll do it. Can I just say, if you were going to join an army… That's the one? That's the one.
Because they're neutral.
They never get involved.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:45
2
What significant changes did Sepp Blatter bring to FIFA?
3:45–4:49
3
How did sponsorship influence FIFA's operations in the 1980s?
4:49–5:36
4
What role did Coca-Cola and Adidas play in FIFA's financial growth?
5:36–37:49
5
How did Sepp Blatter rise to power within FIFA?
37:49–40:10
Speakers
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