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Brady castigates Fifa president over comments
December 1, 2009
Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady has blasted Fifa president Sepp Blatter for his comments at a press conference in South Africa on Monday.
Blatter ridiculed the FAI’s request to allow Ireland to participate as “team number 33” at next summer’s World Cup finals.
And his comments prompted a strong reaction from Brady, who described him as “very disrespectful” and “an embarrassment”.
Interviewed by Sky Sports News, Brady said: “He’s a bit of a loose cannon. He’s an embarrassment to Fifa. I think when we asked for that [i.e. to be the 33rd team] we knew there was very little chance of that happening. We asked because we wanted to have them respond in a measured way, and see what they had to say.
“I think my country deserves more recognition from Blatter. I’m afraid Mr Blatter is a law unto himself. I thought it was very disrespectful how he presented this fact.
“He’s currently ignored most of the controversial things that went on that evening. He never had anything to say about that at all, like Henry’s behaviour after scoring the goal and how that stands within his campaign to have fair play within the game.”
“Henry celebrates as if he’s done nothing wrong. Is that fair play? Hardly. But Mr Blatter chose to talk about the request to be considered as the 33rd team. People will be watching Mr Blatter closely and his decisions closely from now on.
“How fair is it to have a second-seeded draw for the play-offs? It’s all wrong. I see Uefa have followed by doing the same, and this is Michel Platini who’s supposed to be the champion of the underdog.
“I don’t really get it and I don’t think it’s good for the game. I think if enough people show their distaste then Fifa and Uefa might have a rethink.”
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