FIFA Transparency

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Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein wants greater transparency in FIFA
(YouTube, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRqpKjsu-s0&feature=em-share_video_user
Well, I’m a candidate, hopefully, for the world. I think that for our region (that) football is very, very
important. It’s growing. It’s developing both in men’s and women’s football. We’re very happy that we
will be hosting the ‘17 Women’s World Cup next year. So there’s so much potential out there. But
again, I think that if we bring dignity back to our national associations and give them the ability to really
move, then the sky’s really the limit for what we can do.
I mean transparency is the word often used now, and now it needs to be implemented. And I would
definitely want to guaranty that that happens. We should have nothing to hide. It’s the world’s most
popular sport and it belongs to the world as a whole. We should restore confidence in this organization.
As much as football is loved around the world, unfortunately, the reputation is the opposite. And that will
be only to the benefit of the sport. So, for sure, that is key in the future of FIFA
There are many initiatives out there. We’ve had, through unfortunate circumstances, to deal with
refugees, to use football as a tool to bring them together, to give them something enjoyable, on one hand,
but to also give them a sense of belonging and community, and to educate them through the use of
football about dangers such as mine risk and so on.
There are many other initiatives. For example, in Cambodia, where we worked with an NGO to help girls
who are victims of trafficking. I believe (that) now they compose the national team of Cambodia for
women. So there are so many projects out there and potential to help with things. And that’s the main
reason why we created the Asian Football Development Project, and we’ll see how it goes in the future.
Hopefully, it should be something that could be maybe even global.
Vocabulary
01. Hopefully
02. Out there
03. To bring dignity back
04. To really move
05. As a whole
06. That is key
07. To deal with refugees
08. To bring them together
09. On one hand (on the other hand)
10. A sense of belonging
11. Such as mine risk
12. And so on
13. NGO
j’espère, espérons
littéralement “dehors,” dans le monde
ramener la dignité
de vraiment progresser, bouger
dans son ensemble
cela est essentiel, clé
s’occuper de réfugiés
les rassembler, réunir
d’un côté, (de l’autre)
un sentiment d’appartenance
tel que les risques de travailler dans les mines
et ainsi de suite
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Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein wants greater transparency in FIFA
(YouTube, 2015)
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
Well, I’m a candidate, h_________, for the world. I think that for our region (that) football is very, very
(j’espère)
important. It’s growing. It’s developing both in men’s and women’s football. We’re very happy that we
will be hosting the ‘17 Women’s World Cup next year. So there’s so much potential o_____t_____. But
(dans le monde)
again, I think that if we b___ dignity b___ to our national associations and give them the ability to really
(ramener)
m________, then the sky’s really the limit to what they can do.
(progresser, bouger)
I mean transparency is the word often used now, and now it needs to be implemented. And I would
definitely want to guaranty that that happens. We should have nothing to hide. It’s the world’s most
popular sport and it belongs to the world a__a w
. We should restore confidence in this organization.
(dans son ensemble)
As much as football is loved around the world, unfortunately, the reputation is the opposite. And that will
be only to the benefit of the sport. So, for sure, that is k_____in the future of FIFA.
(essentiel, clé)
There are many initiatives out there. We’ve had, through unfortunate circumstances, to d___ w_____
(s’occuper de, traiter)
refugees, to use football as a tool to b_____ them t_____, to give them something enjoyable, on one h__,
(les réunir)
(d’un côté)
but to also give them a sense of b___________ and community, and to educate them through the use of
(d’appartenance)
football about dangers s___ a__ mine risk and s___ o___.
(tel que)
(et ainsi de suite)
There are many other initiatives. In Cambodia, for example, we worked with an NGO to help girls who
are victims of trafficking. I believe (that) now they compose the national team of Cambodia for women.
So there are so many projects out there and potential to help with things. And that’s the main reason why
we created the Asian Football Development Project, and we’ll see how it goes in the future. Hopefully, it
should be something maybe even global.