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FIFA president Joseph Blatter (L) gestures after awarding German soccer legend Guenter Netzer with the Centennial Order of Merit during the 1st day of the FIFA Centennial Congress in Paris, Thursday 20 May 2004. FIFA holds its 54th Congress at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, just a stone's throw away from "229, rue Saint-Honor, where FIFA was founded on 21 May 1904 by representatives of seven nations; Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and France. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET