FIFA, Iran And The Future Of Sports Diplomacy
Undeterred by the political-psychological situation surrounding regional nuclear politics FIFA president Sepp Blatter flew into Tehran recently to meet president Hassan Rouhani and approve the Islamic Republic of Iran as the host of FIFA’s 2019 Asia Games. This move was a well thought out public relations coup by the 77 year old Blatter that provides him with media momentum as he seeks an unprecedented fifth term as head of FIFA, the international governing ...
15.11.2013