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FIFA s presidential election 国际足联主席选举 Beautiful game, ugly politics 美丽的运动，丑陋的政治 Pity the republic of football. It has a governmentmuch like many another 为足球界的共和国惋惜，它的政府和其他很多政府同属一丘之貉。 IN ZURICH on June 1st a presidential election is due to take place. It is a rare event, the firstsince 2002, with a mere 208 voters. No incumbent has lost since 1974, and the man inpossession is expected to win again. The winner, despite his grand title, will not be a head ofstate. Yet he will be better known than many who areand his writ, unlike any of theirs, runsthe world over. The presidency in question is that of FIFA, the global governing body ofassociation football; the electors are its members, national associations. Sepp Blatter, a Swiss,has had the job for 13 years and thinks he deserves four more. 6月1日在苏黎世一场主席选举将如期举行。这是一次仅有208名投票者的罕见的选举，上一次发生还是在2002，。自1974年起，在任者从未在这个选举中失利过，而如今大权在握的现任者也被看好能再次胜利。尽管胜利者头衔颇大，但他却不是一名国家元首。可是他比很多国家领导人更广为人知而且与其他元首们不一样，他的权利笼罩全世界。这个职位就是管理足球联合会的全球性组织国际足联;投票者是各成员，国家性足协。瑞士人塞普??布拉特已经担任国际足联主席一职长达13年，他认为自己理应再连任四年4年。 | 
