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She has done the right thing, the migration board have made their judgment and the tax authority have made theirs. At the moment there is nothing to suggest that it will affect her sporting efforts, as long as the authorities have said that everything is okay, we have no reason to do anything else. On the other hand, we work a lot with confidence and trust and we want to be able to trust what people say in different contexts. – Stefan Olsson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have just been to Robben Island with him to show him the place where Nelson Mandela was. I hope he will be carrying the spirit of that reconciliation which Nelson Mandela was known for, gianni has got a very heavy responsibility on his shoulders... and he needs many people to side with him. There will be all kinds of criticism, all kinds of negatives. But I think he is strong enough to go through that. – Tokyo Sexwale	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This will be a new era for FIFA despite the problems it faces. Let him have time to settle, to see what needs to be done and let everyone calm down a little, he has a massive task of course, but he can start work in a totally different atmosphere than the one surrounding FIFA for the last few years. – Per Ravn Omdal	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The last thing FIFA needed was another president bringing a pile of suspicious baggage into the job, gianni comes in clean, his record as UEFA's general secretary is first class and will stand him in good stead for his new job. – Greg Dyke	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It’s not easier for any team. We could have light air in the America’s Cup and these are skills that we need to have. – Ben Ainslie	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You're on the road, hostile environment--you need to have poise, you need to slow down, execute the play, what happens sometimes in those situations (is that) I think it's really important that you trust each other, and I think a lot of our guys think they need to make the play. And their heart's in the right place, but that's when we need to trust each other on both ends of the floor. – Mike Malone	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If he can't make the top three, he would pursue his dreams of the Tour de France yellow jersey, i believe he can do it, we wouldn't have selected him otherwise. That's not us being brutal, that's Cav being Cav, probably the greatest road sprinter of all time. He needs to know he can go to Rio and get the medal. – Shane Sutton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's an evidence-based selection he's involved in, brad has to go out and produce in London which will determine whether he makes the road to Rio or not. – Shane Sutton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our house is under attack, pressures, media, litigation, the world is waiting out there, they think this is the end of FIFA. – The South African businessman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The world is waiting and watching -- this is the biggest milestone in the history of FIFA. It will decide if FIFA goes ahead as we want or if it spirals down. – Prince Ali	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am feeling good and very positive. The support I am receiving fills me with confidence. – Gianni Infantino	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I urge each of you to support the reforms in full here this week, and then to implement them to their entirety at home. – Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It just seemed like when I got on the green I made it, or if I didn't make it, it was close to going in, i don't know how many one-putts I had, but it felt like quite a few. – American George McNeill	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The membership came together to make significant changes -- yes, organizational changes but also an opportunity for cultural change too. – Victor Montagliani	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I can't see how British Boxing Board of Control would work to be honest, are you really going to put in Floyd Mayweather against some little boy who has qualified through the Olympic system in Rio ? There is a gulf in class and ability. – Robert Smith	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Is a professional boxer going to drop everything to go and fight in the Olympics ? Pros take three rounds to warm up. It's a different discipline, i wouldn't have thought anyone who's already been there, done it, been a world champion, wants to go back and jeopardize what they've already achieved. – Robert Smith	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At the present time you have boxers going around the world trying to qualify for the Olympics. Are you going to say,' thanks very much but goodbye, we are going to have somebody else'. – Robert Smith	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These reforms send a very wrong signal ... that we will have a president who will not have all the authority of the president of FIFA, let us focus on choosing the right person, someone we trust, someone we believe in, and entrust the organization to that person and then let that person lead the reform. – Musa Bility	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Reggie has been cooperating with the government for over a year, he knows he was wrong, he admits responsibility and plans to pay the money back. – Michael Hennenberg	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We will spend whatever is needed to tackle this problem, whatever the review recommends we will honor. – Chris Kermode	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I feel sorry for Mr Willerton, he's not quite a lone ranger but it's a very small team on a small budget. – Damian Collins	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's taken a lot of work because the motorsport world is very small and, like in India, advertising budgets are very small compared to European ones, when you talk Formula One money in those countries it’s huge money :' How many hospitals can we build ?' But eventually they see the global benefits of Formula One and Formula One really puts the country on the map. – Piers Hunnisett	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There was some speculation but it’s now all clear. He has a contract for the full season. – Piers Hunnisett	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The only positive aspect of today’s ruling is it that the election will now go forward as planned, and the media will be closely watching for any evidence that anyone is photographing their ballot, it is now imperative that voters abide by the ban on mobile phones and cameras in the voting booth. I look forward to Friday’s vote and remain as committed as ever to the goal of reforming FIFA. – Prince Ali	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

She has done the right thing, the migration board have made their judgment and the tax authority have made theirs. At the moment there is nothing to suggest that it will affect her sporting efforts, as long as the authorities have said that everything is okay, we have no reason to do anything else. On the other hand, we work a lot with confidence and trust and we want to be able to trust what people say in different contexts.

– Stefan Olsson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have just been to Robben Island with him to show him the place where Nelson Mandela was. I hope he will be carrying the spirit of that reconciliation which Nelson Mandela was known for, gianni has got a very heavy responsibility on his shoulders... and he needs many people to side with him. There will be all kinds of criticism, all kinds of negatives. But I think he is strong enough to go through that.

– Tokyo Sexwale

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This will be a new era for FIFA despite the problems it faces. Let him have time to settle, to see what needs to be done and let everyone calm down a little, he has a massive task of course, but he can start work in a totally different atmosphere than the one surrounding FIFA for the last few years.

– Per Ravn Omdal

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The last thing FIFA needed was another president bringing a pile of suspicious baggage into the job, gianni comes in clean, his record as UEFA's general secretary is first class and will stand him in good stead for his new job.

– Greg Dyke

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It’s not easier for any team. We could have light air in the America’s Cup and these are skills that we need to have.

– Ben Ainslie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You're on the road, hostile environment--you need to have poise, you need to slow down, execute the play, what happens sometimes in those situations (is that) I think it's really important that you trust each other, and I think a lot of our guys think they need to make the play. And their heart's in the right place, but that's when we need to trust each other on both ends of the floor.

– Mike Malone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If he can't make the top three, he would pursue his dreams of the Tour de France yellow jersey, i believe he can do it, we wouldn't have selected him otherwise. That's not us being brutal, that's Cav being Cav, probably the greatest road sprinter of all time. He needs to know he can go to Rio and get the medal.

– Shane Sutton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's an evidence-based selection he's involved in, brad has to go out and produce in London which will determine whether he makes the road to Rio or not.

– Shane Sutton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our house is under attack, pressures, media, litigation, the world is waiting out there, they think this is the end of FIFA.

– The South African businessman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The world is waiting and watching -- this is the biggest milestone in the history of FIFA. It will decide if FIFA goes ahead as we want or if it spirals down.

– Prince Ali

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am feeling good and very positive. The support I am receiving fills me with confidence.

– Gianni Infantino

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I urge each of you to support the reforms in full here this week, and then to implement them to their entirety at home.

– Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It just seemed like when I got on the green I made it, or if I didn't make it, it was close to going in, i don't know how many one-putts I had, but it felt like quite a few.

– American George McNeill

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The membership came together to make significant changes -- yes, organizational changes but also an opportunity for cultural change too.

– Victor Montagliani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I can't see how British Boxing Board of Control would work to be honest, are you really going to put in Floyd Mayweather against some little boy who has qualified through the Olympic system in Rio ? There is a gulf in class and ability.

– Robert Smith

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Is a professional boxer going to drop everything to go and fight in the Olympics ? Pros take three rounds to warm up. It's a different discipline, i wouldn't have thought anyone who's already been there, done it, been a world champion, wants to go back and jeopardize what they've already achieved.

– Robert Smith

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At the present time you have boxers going around the world trying to qualify for the Olympics. Are you going to say,' thanks very much but goodbye, we are going to have somebody else'.

– Robert Smith

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These reforms send a very wrong signal ... that we will have a president who will not have all the authority of the president of FIFA, let us focus on choosing the right person, someone we trust, someone we believe in, and entrust the organization to that person and then let that person lead the reform.

– Musa Bility

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Reggie has been cooperating with the government for over a year, he knows he was wrong, he admits responsibility and plans to pay the money back.

– Michael Hennenberg

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We will spend whatever is needed to tackle this problem, whatever the review recommends we will honor.

– Chris Kermode

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I feel sorry for Mr Willerton, he's not quite a lone ranger but it's a very small team on a small budget.

– Damian Collins

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's taken a lot of work because the motorsport world is very small and, like in India, advertising budgets are very small compared to European ones, when you talk Formula One money in those countries it’s huge money :' How many hospitals can we build ?' But eventually they see the global benefits of Formula One and Formula One really puts the country on the map.

– Piers Hunnisett

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There was some speculation but it’s now all clear. He has a contract for the full season.

– Piers Hunnisett

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The only positive aspect of today’s ruling is it that the election will now go forward as planned, and the media will be closely watching for any evidence that anyone is photographing their ballot, it is now imperative that voters abide by the ban on mobile phones and cameras in the voting booth. I look forward to Friday’s vote and remain as committed as ever to the goal of reforming FIFA.

– Prince Ali

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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