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Man leading FIFA reform commission calls American soccer 'an ethnic sport for girls'

Francois Carrard, appointed to lead FIFA's reform commission, said outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been unfairly judged.

Swiss lawyer Francois Carrard, appointed to lead FIFA's reform commission, said outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been unfairly judged.

In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Le Matin, Carrard revealed his plan for the reform commission, but also defended Blatter and seemingly shared Blatter's marginalization of the women's game.

In the wake of the corruption scandal that rocked the organization in May, Blatter announced he would resign, before backtracking a few weeks later.