Grondona

"I'll do anything at all to help Diego - I called Grondona to sort things out but he didn't pick up the receiver," Ruggeri told La Red radio.

Soccerway.com 2008

Grondona backed down after fans threatened mass protests.

Said & Done 2011

At the last IFAB meeting in 2010 the Argentinian federation's president, Julio Grondona, mentioned that it is a practice referees have frequently used in the South American leagues.

Derby County powerbroker banned from managing investments 2011

Grondona told me: 'Pal, watch out for your family.'

Said & Done | David Hills 2011

Instead, he had to put up with much abuse, in particular from Julio Grondona, the Argentinian Fifa vice-president, who said to the congress in Zurich: We always have attacks from England, which are mostly lies with the support of journalism.

The English FA was right to stand up to Fifa and its cosy idea of a 'family' | Alexander Chancellor 2011

Julio Grondona, a Blatter loyalist, a Fifa vice-president and the head of its finance committee, described it like this yesterday: We run socialism with cash.

Inside Fifa, where no one can tell where the money ends up 2011

Argentina's Fifa vice-president, Julio Grondona, had earlier announced his belief that the South Americans of Conmebol will back Blatter.

Same division but different rules for Cardiff City | Digger 2011

• Argentina's FA head Julio Grondona, looking to boost his re-election chances by promoting all second division clubs to one big 38-club top division following River Plate's relegation.

Said & Done 2011

Despite Grondona's support, not everyone around Fifa's highest table has always believed in the model.

Inside Fifa, where no one can tell where the money ends up 2011

Even though Grondona himself is on record as having said that he would support England's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 "if you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us", and despite all the question marks about how Qatar managed to secure it for 2022, we are supposed to accept that everything has been handled in the most honourable and objective manner.

The English FA was right to stand up to Fifa and its cosy idea of a 'family' | Alexander Chancellor 2011