Sports should not be politicized: FIFA

Politics should not be mixed with sports, which is a way of fraternity, said the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) President Joseph Sepp Blatter on Wednesday.

He said Madagascan youths are talented football players but most people in the country are too eager to reap the best results. Blatter said that during the inauguration of a football training center in Carion, east of Madagascar's capital city of Antananarivo.

The football training center of Carion, worth 700,000 U. S. dollars, was jointly inaugurated by Blatter, the HTA Prime Minister Camille Vital and the President of the Madagascan Football Federation Ahmad.

Blatter said that if Madagascar wants to have good results in football, it should first train the young people.

Vital said that the development of Madagascar should also be made by the contribution of young people in preparing their future.

The newly inaugurated center, with classrooms, dormitories and a ground following international standard, can receive training for national teams from all classes and training for coaches.

Source: Xinhua