"Everything that happens in European football has an influence on global football, " said Blatter.
He said he has an influence in the team selection and player recruitment.
And that, of course, has an influence on public opinion in Palestine.
"I will take up a discussion with the president of UEFA, but I don't know if he has an influence on his disciplinary committee, " the 76-year-old said in Tokyo when asked about the Serbia-England case.
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It has had an influence on countries' behaviour in the past and could play a bigger role in the future.
These members also worry that the Muslim Brotherhood, a controversial group with a violent past, has an undue influence over the mosque.
While India produces more films and China has bigger studios, the industry based in this sprawling US state has an unmatched influence across the globe.
Industry trials can be well conducted, but there are many situations where a lack of independence has had an influence on the way the study was designed and the results that are released.
While the scientific opinions of an obscure legislator from rural Georgia may seem of little import, he is a member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and therefore has an outsized influence over how we invest in the future.
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The book has sometimes had an influence in ways that he did not at first envisage.
Gerrard would be second but, this season, Ronaldo has been such an influence that he had to get my vote.
"No single event, before or since, has had such an influence on American art, " wrote the Whitney Museum director Lloyd Goodrich at the time of its 50th anniversary.
Summers has been an increasingly progressive influence on the most important economic issue of the day: Jobs.
It has an enormous amount of influence but I think it is perfectly right that it should.
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In its response to the white paper, the society says the Welsh government already has considerable influence through an annual remit letter to Hefcw.
Lately, the key influence has been an aversion to risk in other markets and consequent safe-haven demand for gold.
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Lord Ashcroft's dealings in Belize have also generated controversy in the past, with some politicians in the central American country having suggested an influence that has been far from healthy.
Dr Asfour has played an immense role in expanding the influence of Arab culture.
Graham's influence has lasted because he was an excellent teacher, at Columbia University, and also a writer.
Whether information is justifiable, correct or worthwhile clearly has an impact on whether social networking's inevitable influence on educational methods will be a positive or a negative one.
Industry group, in general, as an indicator of business model, has the strongest influence on performance metrics used, with size and valuation premiums having little impact on metric selection.
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Former EU health commissioner John Dalli has insisted on his innocence in an alleged attempt to peddle influence, days after he resigned.
The award was created to honour an actor who has "not only provided a major influence through their work but also transformed the genre".
And great employees have camaraderie and influence with their coworkers, which when lost, has an impact on the corporate culture.
Although Frist's office and the White House said the Tennessee senator's announcement was not coordinated, he has so much influence as a doctor steeped in science and as an anti-abortion lawmaker that he hopes, and most believe, that his opinion will sway Bush.
Mr Salmond has also indicated he would not attempt to influence his MSPs to elect an SNP presiding officer.
Mr. Bem, the former mayor, has repeatedly insisted that Mr. Janousek is merely an acquaintance and didn't improperly influence the city.
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By denying its musical and artistic merit, hip hop's critics get to have it both ways: they can deny the legitimate artistic standing of rap while seizing on its pervasive influence as an art form to prove what a terrible effect it has on youth.
Jonathan Knee, a former banker at Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley who has negotiated with Mr. Sillerman, says the investor has an "incredible instinct for good business" and always was careful not to let star power influence entertainment-business decisions.
The Tea Party has shown its grassroots power, but from its beginning had an electoral and financial infrastructure and a huge influence on the Republican Party.
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