Monday, April 25, 2011

FOOTBALL - Match Switzerland-Qatar at the head of FIFA

The official statement is very succinct. Even laconic, as if the apex body of football did not want anything to interfere with the cockfighting announced: "The FIFA general secretariat has received two nominations for the chairmanship of FIFA to the statutory deadline [1 April 2011] in accordance with Article 24 paragraph 1 of the FIFA statutes.

The names of the candidates are: Joseph S. Blatter (Switzerland), Mohamed Bin Hammam (Qatar). The election of the President of FIFA in Zurich on hold 1 June 2011, during the 61st congress of FIFA. " Point. For the rest, please refer to this future meeting of the 208 national federations and six continental federations that make up the beating heart of the Federation Internationale de Football Association.

The sign of discomfort, since the address of the authority expected to save only a single suitor, namely the outgoing boss, Upper Valais Sepp Blatter, 75, in office since 1998 and willing to do a fourth and final term. To do what? Here is where it gets stuck. Because the political program of the Swiss President for the next quadrennium has long summary this: "I have not finished my work." Cyrano de Bergerac would have said: "It's a little short, young man!" That, anyway, what must have thought his powerful opponent Qatari, 61, head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Goal Bureau, whose mission is to provide financial support to poor national associations.

A strategic position which the occupant can establish many friendships. Moreover, the "catalog" proposed by Bin Hammam is not flying high either, being limited to criticize that of his rival: "Blatter is worn, it has no vision for FIFA," he spread Saturday Süddeutsche Zeitung. "Take the example of technology on the goal line: there is no new approach from FIFA.

I see more creativity from Blatter. Football has developed in such a way that no president can still bring something new after 13 years in office. [...] For the good of football nobody should stay 15 or 20 years as head of FIFA. If I am elected, I will limit myself to two mandates. "Shaken to his throne, Sepp Blatter was quick to clarify that it now intends to" promote football as a kind of school life, which must play an important role in educating the youth and be supported by governments.

" Come on, the best man win. Now, is "the" question everyone is asking. For what reason Qatar, winner of the 2022 World's hands ... Sepp Blatter, balance does a punch in the gums of his alleged benefactor? Because if one believes Radio corridors, Switzerland does not share the majority view of "its" executive committee on December 2 in Zurich.

A few weeks later, Blatter told AFP: "In electing the organizers of two World Cups on the same day [Qatar Russia 2018 and 2022], we have perhaps made a mistake." Little phrase that Mohamed Bin Hammam could not pass up. Maktub!

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