** FILE ** FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, hands the flag commemorating FIFA's centennial to then Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a courtesy call at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004 file photo. Thaksin, the former Thai leader, regained some of his lost prestige and political weight by formally announcing his bid for the English Premier League soccer club, Manchester City on Thursday June 21. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)