Blatter condemned the “hate campaign” against FIFA – BBC Russian

• 30 May 2015

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Re-elected on Friday, FIFA president Joseph Blatter said that detention officers shocked the organization on suspicion of corruption.

In an interview with Swiss television, he also denounced the “campaign hatred, “turn around, he said, against FIFA Europeans.

May 26 Swiss police arrested on suspicion of taking bribes to officials of seven organizations.

Blatter urged to resign, but he refused. Many European football associations have expressed disappointment in his re-election.

Russia, which in 2018 has to go the World Cup, Blatter welcomed the re-election.

“broken nose”

The head of the Football Association of England Greg Dyke has promised that he would remain in opposition to Joseph Blatter re-elected FIFA president for a fifth term.

Joseph S. Blatter thanked the delegates for their confidence

In the words Dyke, Blatter “broken nose” in the confrontation with Jordan’s Prince Ali Al Hussein. Dyke said he would be surprised if after two years Blatter will remain at his post.

Joseph S. Blatter, who has been in the post for 17 years, won the next presidential elections in the organization, despite the corruption scandal in the organization of numerous calls to step down.

The official, known as a supporter of the World Cup in Russia will remain at the head of FIFA until 2019.

The main sponsor of the International Federation of Football Associations said that they expect from the re-elected President Joseph Blatter to take concrete measures to restore the tattered reputation of FIFA.

“Coca-Cola” and “McDonald’s” FIFA called for urgent action for the good of football and its fans around the world.

BBC Russian Service monitored in real time for the FIFA presidential election.

“crush the hopes of”

The only competitor Blatter, Prince Ali of Jordan Al-Hussein, withdrew his candidacy after the first round of the elections, in which he scored two times less votes than the incumbent president.

Prince Ali withdrew his candidacy, thanking his supporters

Blatter received 133 votes, while for victory in the first round was needed 140. His competitor scored 73 votes. Bookmakers from the beginning believed Blatter clear favorite.

Michel Platini, president of European football Association League, which supported Prince Ali said: “I am proud that UEFA protect and support the movement for change in FIFA, which are required if the organization wishes to maintain its credibility”.

The international public organization ” Avaaz “that led to the social networks campaign against Blatter, immediately condemned his re-election.

” Dirty deal on the sidelines of the FIFA crushed the hopes of billions of football fans, “said the head of the” Avaaz “Alex Wilks.

Does the plan

The second round of voting was not necessary

FIFA confirmed that the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022 will be held in Russia and Qatar, as scheduled.

The organization noted that Russia and Qatar will retain the right to host the championships, regardless of the outcome of the investigation corruption among FIFA officials.

Earlier, the press has repeatedly been suggested that Russia and Qatar got the right to host the World Championships by bribing football officials. However, official confirmation of this information is not received.

On This week in Switzerland at the request of US law enforcement agencies arrested several senior FIFA on suspicion of taking bribes.

Russia does not figure in, but the Russian government saw what had happened machinations of Washington. Russian Foreign Ministry accused the US of trying to “pass judgment far beyond its borders for its legal standards”.

And Vladimir Putin called the arrests of officials of FIFA in Switzerland, the US attempt to prevent the re-election of Joseph Blatter for the presidency of the international federation of football the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.