With this legal opinion, which FIFA itself sought, CAS has laid the foundations for resolving any differences that exist with regard to the World Anti-Doping Code.

Firstly, FIFA does not prevent anybody from speaking and secondly, there are no speeches at the opening ceremony, there are merely statements along the lines of saying that the tournament is officially opened.

The regulations will also be applied for this World Cup. At the first sign (of racism) there will be a deduction of three points, then we are finished with the problems of discrimination.

I am not a prophet. But if the conditions are not met, the World Cup will probably be moved to North America.

The 23 referees who will be in action in Germany are currently the best match officials in the world.

We have a superb stadium for the World Cup. I am convinced that the millions of people who see the games in this stadium will remember the city forever.