Former adviser to Blatter: Platini may withdraw from the fight for the presidency of FIFA – Soviet Sport

A former consultant FIFA President Joseph Blatter Public Relations Klaus Shtehlker shared his opinion about a corruption scandal in the organization.
 

– The president remains the president. Option with the early departure Blatter is not even discussed. He is in good spirits.

Now, I’m not sure that Platini will fight for the presidency of FIFA. If he withdraw his candidacy – it will
 mean that Blatter will have to participate in elections to
 FIFA would continue to function normally – said in an interview Shtehlker Schweiz am Sonntag.

Early elections will be held FIFA president 26 February 2016
 year. The acting head of the organization, Joseph Blatter said earlier that he would not apply for a post.

His candidacy, besides Platini put forward
 former vice-president of FIFA yuzhnokoreets Chong Mon Jun and former coach
 CSKA Brazilian Zico.

The deadline for applications to participate in the elections expires on October 26th.

Recall Joseph Blatter and Michel Platini became a defendant in the investigation, which is the Swiss prosecutor’s office.

Blatter is suspected of carrying out illegal payments UEFA President Michel Platini in the amount of 2 million Swiss francs from the funds FIFA
 which allegedly was made for the execution of works in the period January 1999 – June
  2002., But held only in February 2011.

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