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ZURICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday he wanted to make 'football's social responsibility' a key part of his re-election campaign and publicly disclosed for the first time the size of his presidential pay packet.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
Blatter, 70, told Switzerland's SonntagsZeitung newspaper that there were many problems facing the sport, including 'the abuse of football by neo-Nazis, racism, illegal betting and doping'.
He also thought the distribution of money in the game had to be addressed, saying 'a gulf is opening up. The rich are getting even richer.'
Having previously described his own pay as a private matter, Blatter told the paper he received $1 million remuneration from FIFA in 2006.
'That is appropriate for an executive president,' Blatter added. 'FIFA has a great value, not only in financial terms.'
Blatter also said that FIFA would in future be prepared to impose direct punishments on clubs whose fans misbehave, particularly in cases where national associations were considered to have acted too leniently.
Earlier this month FIFA won what Blatter described on Sunday as a landmark verdict against an unnamed Spanish third division side that had challenged the organisation's power to threaten clubs with relegation or points deductions.
'The Swiss Federal Court decision has confirmed that we can indeed dock points, hand out relegations or expulsions (from competitions),' Blatter said.
Blatter is set to stand for re-election at the FIFA Congress in May, and is so far unopposed.
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ZURICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday he wanted to make 'football's social responsibility' a key part of his re-election campaign and publicly disclosed for the first time the size of his presidential pay packet.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
Blatter, 70, told Switzerland's SonntagsZeitung newspaper that there were many problems facing the sport, including 'the abuse of football by neo-Nazis, racism, illegal betting and doping'.
He also thought the distribution of money in the game had to be addressed, saying 'a gulf is opening up. The rich are getting even richer.'
Having previously described his own pay as a private matter, Blatter told the paper he received $1 million remuneration from FIFA in 2006.
'That is appropriate for an executive president,' Blatter added. 'FIFA has a great value, not only in financial terms.'
Blatter also said that FIFA would in future be prepared to impose direct punishments on clubs whose fans misbehave, particularly in cases where national associations were considered to have acted too leniently.
Earlier this month FIFA won what Blatter described on Sunday as a landmark verdict against an unnamed Spanish third division side that had challenged the organisation's power to threaten clubs with relegation or points deductions.
'The Swiss Federal Court decision has confirmed that we can indeed dock points, hand out relegations or expulsions (from competitions),' Blatter said.
Blatter is set to stand for re-election at the FIFA Congress in May, and is so far unopposed.