... [T]he women's game needed different sponsors from men's soccer and could attract these clients with the use of "more feminine uniforms."
Blatter made the comments during an interview with the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick.
"Tighter shorts, for example," Blatter told SonntagsBlick. "In volleyball the women also wear other uniforms than the men. Pretty women are playing football today. Excuse me for saying that."
Two sports where female competitions are as popular, or moreso, than the male:
Blatter might have no tact but he might be right.
Posted by Walter at January 17, 2004 10:12 AM
