Media reported on Platini decision to run for president of FIFA – RBC

media reported on Platini decision to run for president of FIFA

UEFA President Michel Platini will put forward his candidacy for the presidential election FIFA, said As.

According to the publication, Platini has enlisted the support of four regional confederations of six – League ( Europe), CONMEBOL ( South America), CONCACAF ( North and Central America) and OFC ( Oceania).

According to As, Africa at the FIFA presidential elections, which are expected to take place in December, plans to support the current head of continental football federation Cameroonian Issa Hayat. Asian Football Confederation will give their votes to the Prince of Jordan Ali Bin Al-Hussein, who lost to Blatter in elections in late May.

According to the Spanish newspaper, his successor as UEFA President Michel Platini wants to see the president of the German Football Union Wolfgang Nirsbaha.

May 29 Blatter re-elected FIFA president for a fifth term, and already on June 2 announced his intention to leave his post.

July 20 in Zurich, held an extraordinary meeting of FIFA’s executive committee on which will be named the date of the election of a new president. Up to this point to serve as head of the organization will Blatter.

Before the start of the Congress, which Blatter was re-elected president of the organization, was opened two major criminal cases of corruption within FIFA.

On May 27, Zurich, were arrested seven senior leaders of the organization, including two former vice-president of the Federation Geoffrey Webb and Jack Warner. They were detained at the request of US authorities, who are investigating the involvement of FIFA officials of corruption, money laundering and blackmail.

Along an investigation related to the choice of Russia and Qatar as hosts of the world championships in 2018 and 2022 respectively , announced the Swiss police.