- 28 May 2015
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he was not going to resign because of the loud corruption scandal that broke out in the International Football Federation with the arrest of the seven senior officials of the organization.
In Zurich, held an emergency meeting of the heads of FIFA – the day before the elections, scheduled for Friday, the new president of the federation, which Blatter is considered the favorite.
The question of the resignation has set Blatter, UEFA president (one of the continental confederations International Football Federation), Michel Platini, as he said during a press conference on Thursday.
” I asked him to resign. Enough, Sepp, I told him. He listened, but said it was too late “, – said Platini journalists.
Previously, he headed the Union of European Football Associations urged to postpone Friday’s Congress, which must elect a new president of FIFA. Otherwise, the organization threatened to boycott the meeting.
Ultimately, however, the UEFA still decided to participate in the Congress. This organization will not vote for Blatter and his only rival – the Jordanian Prince Ali bin Hussein, head of the Football Federation of the West Asia.
“The only way to change FIFA – to replace its president,” – said Platini during a press conference.
Questions Putin
voluntarily leave his post or delay calls Blatter re-election is not only part of the sports officials and political leaders – in particular, the British Prime Minister David Cameron.
According to the head of the British government, sponsors should review their FIFA cooperation with it, if Blatter did not wish to retire, said Downing Street.
According to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the image of FIFA’s so terrible, that the election of a new president must be postponed to a later term.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed Sepp Blatter, linking the US anti-corruption investigation against FIFA officials with Washington’s desire to prevent the holding of the World Cup in Russia.
“In Friday’s elections were to be held the FIFA President, Mr Blatter and has all chances to be reelected. And we know about the pressure that was exerted on him to ban the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia “, – Putin said.
” We can assume that some of them something He broke – continued Russian President – but particularly to the United States this has nothing to do. They, these officials are not US citizens, “- Putin said.
Why the US?
The US authorities claim that US jurisdiction over alleged crimes due to the fact that they were planned, including on US territory.
At the request of the United States, these crimes conceived and prepared in the United States, and payments are made through American banks
“At the request of the United States, these crimes conceived and prepared in the United States, and payments are made through American banks,” – said earlier the Federal Department of Justice and Police of Switzerland.
At the moment, against FIFA officials and businessmen, to receive orders from the organization opened two investigations immediately.
One of them – the US arrests seven officials made Wednesday morning were made by the Swiss authorities at the request of US investigators. Sports officials suspected of racketeering, fraud and money laundering – a total of 47 counts.
At the same time, it became known that the Swiss authorities have launched an investigation in connection with possible fraud during the selection process of host countries for the World Championships 2018 and 2022.
In 2018 the World Cup will be held in Russia.
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