Berlin (dpa) – A 39-year-old Prince of Jordan wants FIFA boss Sepp Blatter from the throne. Ali bin Al-Hussein has announced his candidacy for the presidency of FIFA World Association on May 29 in Zurich three weeks before deadline
“The message I kept hearing was:. It is time for change “, said the President of the Jordanian Football Association, also vice at FIFA and AFC Asian confederation, with the short message service Twitter. “The world deserves a world class football soccer government. An international organization that sees itself as a service company and an example of ethics, transparency and good government. “
UEFA President Michel Platini appeared” delighted “by the news. “I know Prince Ali very good. It has the necessary credibility to hold a high office, “said the Frenchman. The head of the European Football Union (UEFA) afraid of a duel with Blatter and instead is a big supporter of the Arab.
Also, the German Football Association (DFB), the step Al-Hussein was met with approval. “Prince Ali bin Al Hussein has today informed me in a letter about his candidacy. I’ve met him yet unspecified, but heard a lot of positive things about him, he is described as a strong personality, “said DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach. The son of the late King Hussein after the Frenchman Jérôme Champagne, the second challenger to Blatter for the presidency. FIFA and Blatter wanted to dpa request the new development not comment.
Whether the DFB Al-Hussein will assist you in choosing the duel with Blatter, not yet stand firm. “We will discuss within UEFA in January as we position ourselves,” added Niersbach. However, it is expected that the Jordanians especially from Europe receives many votes as well as the British FIFA official Jim Boyce hinted that described the challenger as a man “of the highest honors.”
The chances of a success of Al-Hussein are still rather low. Blatter, who will be 79 years old in the election, understands like no other the power games within the football government. The well-networked Swiss has not survived every scandal and knows a lot of the 209 voting associations, especially from Africa and the small nations, behind. On the FIFA Congress in Marrakech there was any association 300 000 dollars each from the bulging World Cup FIFA pot.
Probably Blatter will also get a variety of voices from Asia. Back in November AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa Blatter pledged their support. It was a unanimous decision had been made, Al-Khalifa said at the time.
In recent weeks, the criticism of Blatter and the World Federation had become increasingly larger after FIFA chief investigator Michael Garcia has resigned. Background is the 430-page report by the American on possible corruption allegations against the allocations of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Only at high pressure through the FIFA executive of publication of the report had agreed – but only if all items have been completed by the ethics committee. This is unlikely to be the case before election day in late May, which is considered as a successful move by Blatter.
The Swiss (“My mission is not over yet”) announced his reelection in September. Also, the ex-president of the Chilean Football Federation, Harold Mayne-Nicholls held, at last open an application. Against the South Americans but also to the ethics committee determined.
Al-Hussein has been campaigning for a publication of the Garcia reports vehemently. Anyway, enjoy the Jordanians in contrast to Blatter still a good reputation. Al-Hussein comes from a sports politically very committed family. His sister, Princess Haya led until last year at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), his half-brother Prince Faisal Al-Hussein IOC member. Since 1999, Al-Hussein stands in front of the Jordanian Association, in January 2011, he rose unexpectedly to the AFC Vice President. Since June 2011, he is also one of the deputies Blatter. Now he wants to overthrow Blatter.
Al-Hussein announcement at Twitter
Al-Hussein on fifa.com
issued on 06.01.2015 at 14:52 clock
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