Vladislav Voronin parses loud interview Joseph Blatter – about politics, the virus “anti-FIFA” and pressure of the United States.
What have we learned from the interview Blatter Financial Times
1. FIFA had agreed that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia, and the 2022 World Cup – in the United States
Joseph Blatter: “We have agreed solution. This is not an open decision of the executive committee, we have not discussed it at a general meeting. It was not formalized on paper, but it was decided behind the scenes in the diplomatic style. Let’s just say it was a gentleman’s agreement.
We have decided: let us vote in favor of the two superpowers, go to the World Cup in Russia, and then – in the United States. And if it were implemented as intended, then I do not even know where I am right now. Surely I would be on some island and rested »
Threatens to whether the interview Blatter 2018 World Cup in Russia?
No. We are talking about diplomatic agreements within FIFA, the organizing committee and representatives of the Russian policy is not mentioned. And even if someone has directly concluded a “gentleman’s agreement” with the members of the executive committee in the first place will be punished just football officials.
The mechanism of cancellation of the World Cup in the FIFA Statutes simply not established, and to move the tournament to another the country is too little time left: it is necessary to alter the stadiums, re-conduct the preliminary draw, to make laws in another country and sign new sponsorship contracts – for two years not enough. In addition, Blatter specifically emphasizes that the agreement on the World Cup in Russia and the United States attracted FIFA potential marketing power.
2. Due to the intervention of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2022 World Cup finally gave Qatar
The politician persuaded UEFA President Michel Platini, who led off with a voice even three members of the executive committee. That was enough for the victory of Qatar with a score of 14: 8. The original alignment was 12:10 in favor of the United States.
Joseph Blatter: “If you look at my face when opening the envelope, you will see that I was not particularly happy to call Qatar. All change policy, the intervention of Sarkozy. Just a week before the election, I was called by Michel Platini, he said: “I do not work on your plan: The president told me that we should take into account the situation in France.” He also said that it will affect the other voices, because it works with a group of members of the executive committee.
I said that he could not do so because it will change the whole situation in general. He said: “It is the desire of President of my country – what would you do if you were asked about the same?”. I said that I would have asked politicians not to interfere in the sport.
As a result, the situation has really changed, because there was some agreement between Qatar, Spain and several South American electors: you vote for us, and we – for you. It is not on paper, but at election time such agreements are inevitable ».
Why Blatter all told?
Most likely, it is an attack on the presidential ambitions Platini. Blatter directly accusing the Frenchman that he took the politically motivated decision, I was in a team with offenders who went on the exchange of voices, and personally turned over the voting process. During the campaign, such public strikes are particularly dangerous. What can avenge Blatter Platini – can be seen from paragraph 5.
3. Blatter intends to understand why so much politics got into football
Joseph Blatter, “is sponsored by the investigation, which aims – to find out why the fight against the leadership of FIFA so politicized. My lawyers are working on it.
In the beginning it was just a fight against Sepp Blatter, who for too long sitting in the presidential chair. And then all grown to serious political scale: the members of the British parliament say they want to see a new FIFA, EU parliament adopts a separate resolution against Blatter .. So I’m trying to find out what was the cause. Simply to say that someone does not know how to lose with dignity: England lost USA lost. But this is too simple an explanation ».
4. Blatter wrote an exposé, which tells about the political pressure
Joseph Blatter: “I decided to leave shortly after his victory in the presidential election because of the pressure. I’ll tell you all the details of this story is pressured in the fourth or the fifth chapter of his book, which will be released in March. I decided to go to protect FIFA and not themselves. I’m strong enough that if something happens to protect themselves. And here I was thinking about what would be best for FIFA.
The most painful moment for me was not just an attack by the United States, but also the way I reacted to the Swiss authorities, they failed me. It was extremely frustrating because I am a citizen of Switzerland, I was even a soldier, a good soldier. In my submission in the army were 3,500. I served my country! So it’s hard to digest it all ».
5. Blatter could withdraw from FIFA after the World Cup in 2014, but did not want to give the power of UEFA and Michel Platini
According to the Swiss, UEFA going to weaken FIFA, to revive a plan called Vision 1, which was developed in 1995 (it was approved by the former UEFA president Lennart Johansson, but has not approved the FIFA Congress).
The essence of the plan is that FIFA is no longer control all the 209 national federations – for example, the RAF can no longer be a member of the World organization, and subject only to the mainland – by UEFA. In this case, FIFA is deprived of all administrative power, in fact, it is only a technical organizer of the World Cup and a place of meetings of the continental confederations (Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas (proposed to combine the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL).
Joseph Blatter ” I think, Mr Platini and his team wanted to make it happen, because in the UEFA believe they should be the best and the richest they have the best players. Platini was very classy player, he’s a good guy. But when he came to the League its backlog virus “anti-FIFA” that there existed.
Members of FIFA are not stupid, they understand that if we take it now, only one confederation will continue to deal with FIFA. It UEFA. The remaining five confederations have opposed the plan, saying, “Blatter, you have to remain president».
What’s said Blatter
«Because of the suspension of 90 days I now have no formal work, but I feel comfortable and relaxed. There is a time to think about what I did, what I would do in the future. I am very interested in the current geopolitical situation, watching the main information to answer personal mail, I receive a lot of letters. Very carefully watch what is going on in the office of FIFA. The last real vacation I had after the 1990 World Cup. My girlfriend has organized an extensive tour of the world. Then I rested only 3-4 days ».
« I do not a rich man. I get paid by FIFA, but I can not say exactly how many, because Congress decided that the salaries of top managers will be published only in the amount, rather than individually. But I never asked FIFA for more money. If you look a list of the richest people in Switzerland, I was not even in the top 3,000, because they have about $ 25 million ».
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