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Blatter says he's been 'godfather' for women's soccer (The Associated Press)

Yahoo! Sports | May 7, 2015

Related Topics: Association football, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, BBC World Service, Sepp Blatter

ZURICH (AP) -- Describing himself as a ''godfather'' to women's soccer at FIFA, Sepp Blatter has acknowledged its appeal still trails that of the men's game.

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FIFA's president said in BBC World Service radio in an interview broadcast Thursday that the Women's World Cup in Canada, which opens June 6, can be a ''market opener.

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