I have not finished my work with FIFA, says Blatter
FIFA
president, Sepp Blatter, has yet to finish his work as the head of
soccer’s world governing body and is still full of energy ahead of the
June elections and a possible fourth term, the 75-year-old Swiss said
on Thursday.
Blatter was in
Kuala Lumpur to meet the head of the Malaysian Football Association,
Ahmad Shah, concluding a short Asian tour as he seeks to canvas support
ahead of the June 1 elections at the FIFA Congress in Zurich. “I feel
still full of energy and I’ve not yet finished my work in FIFA,”
Blatter told reporters in the Malaysian capital on Thursday. “I’m now
in my 13th year of presidency in FIFA, and the 36th year to work in
FIFA, so I’m available to the congress.”
Blatter is, so far, the only candidate for the role but widespread
media reports suggest Asian Football Confederation head, Mohamed Bin
Hammam, will announce his intention to run on Friday. Blatter was not
concerned at the prospect. “If there is competition there is
competition,” he said. “I have support from different Asian
associations, but I must have the support from whole family of FIFA.”
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