The UFF President received the award at the opening of the 64th FIFA Congress in San Paulo, Brazil. FIFA President Sepp Blatter handed over the award to Usmanov.
The FIFA Order of Merit are awarded at annual FIFA Congress to persons, who contributed to development of football.
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