In 1892, the gentle woman's book of sport described a woman swimming in a heavy dress, boots, hat, gloves and carrying an umbrella.

Haute couture collections are created with unlimited budgets, but today no more than 500 women in the world buy clothes in haute couture houses.

Until then, Blatter's most infamous comment was his noble effort in 2004 to increase the popularity of the women's game: "Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball."