Luis Figo and Michael van Praag do no longer. After two waivers within a few hours Joseph Blatter has only one opponent in his probable re-election as president of world football association.
While the Dutchman van Praag eight days before the vote at the FIFA Congress in Zurich his decision with the co-operation for the last remaining Blatter challenger Prince Ali bin al-Hussein established, exercised ex-football star Figo sharp criticism of the incumbent.
Its decision is firmly
He was still standing at his ideas and his desire FIFA actively to renew “and I am at your disposal, if you can prove to me that we do not live under a dictatorship,” Figo said in a . long statement
He criticized the electoral process as a vote for the power of a single man – “join something that I’m not ready”
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In the past few months he had not only the desire for change felt in his travels. He had experienced incidents around the world, “which should shame everyone who wants to be free, clean and democratic”.
His decision was made, “I am not available, for what a choice called the FIFA President, “stressed Figo.
Applicants emphasize their autonomy
Meanwhile announcement came just hours after van Praag had declared his resignation. With the closing of ranks Prince Ali want bin al-Hussein and van Praag, a fifth term of office of the highly controversial Blatter nor prevent.
“After careful consideration and reflection with several parties, Michael van Praag has decided his candidacy for the withdraw FIFA presidency and to join forces with presidential candidate Prince Ali Hussein, “it said in a press release of the campaign team of the Dutch Association of Chiefs on Thursday.
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So far, the applicants had stressed all their autonomy. Nevertheless, it was generally assumed that there will be strategy of Blatter’s opponents, not to stand at the end with a trio and thereby mutually take away votes.
Figo was anyway just as a prank candidate in a first ballot since the European associations now well behind Prince Ali bin al-Hussein will combine.
Position symbolically weaken select
The 209 FIFA member countries the new boss on Friday of next week. Another victory Blatter applies in view of the support of the Swiss from Africa and Asia seems almost certain – regardless of all the personnel decisions of its competitors
Ultimately, it is for this to go only about getting as many votes to the position. the 79-year-old symbolic weaken. Apparently familiar coalition of Blatter’s opponents rather Prince Ali to achieve this minimum target.
Van Praag is considered one of the most prominent critics Blatter. Before the FIFA Congress 2014 in Sao Paulo, he had taken the floor at a UEFA meeting and invited the Swiss present in the room to retreat. This Blatter had later called worst snub in his functionary career.
hoard of “disorder”
The 67-year-old van Praag wanted only one term as FIFA chief act to initiate a renewal of the scandal-ridden world federation. FIFA had called bastion of “disorder”, the “constantly under suspicion of conflict of interest, nepotism and corruption” would be.
Van Praag, the Blatter despite all the criticism, after all, wanted to incorporate as a consultant in its management team, was also a candidate of the German Football Association. President Wolfgang Niersbach had called his colleagues from the UEFA Executive Committee as absolutely suitable.
However, the DFB had not yet want to define public on a favorite, since the now occurred retreat had not been ruled out.
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