Sports Diplomacy. Can Sepp Blatter bring unity to a fractious FIFA?

... windy conversations aren't likely to damage the vitual infallibility of Blatter's sports machine. Especially now that China, aided by FIFA programs, is on a trajectory to become a world football power and a candidate to host a future FIFA World Cup. In Africa, the African Football Confederation (CAF) and CECAF president Leodegar Tenga has announced that African football associations support Blatter's reelection. After Blatter's visit last month to Paraguay to meet officials of CONMEBOL,...