FIFA President Sepp Blatter pays tribute to former West Brom winger Clive Clark
Albion today received sympathies for the loss of Clive Clark from the highest office in the game.
The club have been forwarded a letter from FIFA president Sepp Blatter via FA chief executive Greg Dyke in which the chief of the world governing body expresses his condolences.
Clark died 12 days ago at the age of 73 after a long illness. A minute's applause was held in his honour at Albion's final game of the season against Stoke on Sunday.
It is common practice of FIFA to recognise the loss of great players, but it's down to the clubs whether they choose to publicise it, and Albion were happy to release it into the public domain on this occasion.
Blatter wrote: "I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the loss of former West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers player Clive Clark.
"He will be sorely missed by all the clubs he played for, in particular West Brom, where he lifted the 1966 League Cup after scoring in the final.
"On behalf of the members of the international football community, I should be grateful if you could extend our deepest condolences to Clive's family, friends and loved ones. Yours sincerely, Sepp Blatter."
Left winger Clark scored 98 goals in 353 games for Albion from 1961-69 – winning the FA Cup in 1968 and the League Cup in 1966 - in between two spells at QPR before later serving Preston and Southport.
