Sepp Blatter once claimed to be the "Godfather of women's soccer," but it appears he doesn't even know who he's the Godfather of.
Alex Morgan told Time Magazine:
“I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I’m sure I will a lot more,” she said. “I feel like I’m fighting for female athletes. At the FIFA World Player of the Year event [in 2012], FIFA executives and FIFA president Sepp Blatter didn’t know who I was. And I was being honored as top three in the world. That was pretty shocking.”
This revelation follows Abby Wambach's claim that Blatter mistook her girlfriend (now wife), Sarah Huffman, for Brazilian superstar Marta.
Add this to a long list of Sepp Blatter sexism stories, like the time he suggested womens soccer would be more appealing if the players wore tighter shorts. Side note: That article I just linked to has maybe the greatest headline of all time. Go ahead and click on it. I'll wait.
And we're back. So, in case you were wondering, Sepp Blatter is still an unrepentant sexist pig, with a mounting pile of evidence to support this claim. He's also one of the most (famous) corrupt people in the world right now. No wonder comedian John Oliver had this to say about him the other day.
