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- ↑ "FIFA General Secretaries over the years" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2012.
- ↑ Michel Zen Ruffinen
- ↑ WorldFootball
- ↑ Michel Zen-Ruffinen - referee of international football matches
- ↑ Блаттер смеется последним
- ↑ Zen-Ruffinen to leave Fifa
- ↑ Michel Zen-Ruffinen revient en jeu
- ↑ Former secretary-general Michel Zen Ruffinen asked to stand for FIFA presidency
