The Fifa president has regularly spoken out against the English game and what he sees as greed and excess. He accused the Premier League of gorging on the best international talent at the expense of poorer countries around the world: "In France they have an expression '1'appetit vient mangeant' [the appetite comes with eating]. It means when you are at a good table you like to eat more and more and more. And this is the success story of the Premier League."
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Blatter's Gaffes and Outbursts- Part 3
The Fifa president has regularly spoken out against the English game and what he sees as greed and excess. He accused the Premier League of gorging on the best international talent at the expense of poorer countries around the world: "In France they have an expression '1'appetit vient mangeant' [the appetite comes with eating]. It means when you are at a good table you like to eat more and more and more. And this is the success story of the Premier League."
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