FIFA RE-ELECTS SEPP BLATTER AS PRESIDENT
Sepp Blatter
has been re-elected president of Fifa, football’s world governing body, in a
vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. Mr Blatter’s rival,
Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after the first round of voting. Mr
Blatter fell seven short of the two-thirds needed, but Prince Ali opted not to
contest further.
has been re-elected president of Fifa, football’s world governing body, in a
vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. Mr Blatter’s rival,
Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after the first round of voting. Mr
Blatter fell seven short of the two-thirds needed, but Prince Ali opted not to
contest further.
Mr Blatter,
79, has faced calls to resign, including from UK Prime Minister David Cameron,
who said in Berlin on Thursday that the Fifa president should quit “the sooner
the better”.
79, has faced calls to resign, including from UK Prime Minister David Cameron,
who said in Berlin on Thursday that the Fifa president should quit “the sooner
the better”.
‘Nobody is
perfect’
perfect’
But Mr
Blatter hailed his victory, thanking all those who voted from him and his
rival, Prince Ali.
Blatter hailed his victory, thanking all those who voted from him and his
rival, Prince Ali.
Mr Blatter
said: “I am not perfect, nobody is perfect, but we will do a good job together
I am sure.”
said: “I am not perfect, nobody is perfect, but we will do a good job together
I am sure.”
He also
hinted that this term in office, his fifth, could be his last, saying: “At the
end of my term I will give up Fifa in a strong position.”
hinted that this term in office, his fifth, could be his last, saying: “At the
end of my term I will give up Fifa in a strong position.”
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