Change at FIFA 'important for football'

Home Sport Change at FIFA 'important for football' 17-03-2015 02:44 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Change at FIFA is 'important for football', said UEFA President Michel Platini two months before the world football body's presidential election. Platini, a FIFA vice-president, said the governing body needed 'new ideas, a new programme' as longtime leader Sepp Blatter seeks a fifth term on May 29. UEFA is supporting the campaigns of all three of Blatter's opponents: FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan, former Portugal great Luis Figo and Michael van Praag of the Netherlands, a UEFA executive committee member. "Let's see the programs of the four candidates,'' Platini said in the video interview produced by UEFA. "But I think it's important for football that there is a change in FIFA.'' Platini said at the World Cup last June he would no longer support Blatter, but opted in August not to run against his one-time mentor. "Perhaps it is not my time for the moment to go to FIFA. We will see one day if I go or if I don't go.'' Platini is running unopposed for the UEFA presidency next week in Vienna. *AP

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Change at FIFA 'important for football'

17-03-2015 02:44 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Change at FIFA is 'important for football', said UEFA President Michel Platini two months before the world football body's presidential election.

Platini, a FIFA vice-president, said the governing body needed 'new ideas, a new programme' as longtime leader Sepp Blatter seeks a fifth term on May 29.

UEFA is supporting the campaigns of all three of Blatter's opponents: FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan, former Portugal great Luis Figo and Michael van Praag of the Netherlands, a UEFA executive committee member.

"Let's see the programs of the four candidates,'' Platini said in the video interview produced by UEFA.
"But I think it's important for football that there is a change in FIFA.''

Platini said at the World Cup last June he would no longer support Blatter, but opted in August not to run against his one-time mentor.

"Perhaps it is not my time for the moment to go to FIFA. We will see one day if I go or if I don't go.''
Platini is running unopposed for the UEFA presidency next week in Vienna.

*AP

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