You have a common past: Sepp Blatter (left) and Michel Platini.
As a strong kick for the ailing International Football Association (FIFA), the decision of Michel Platini will not act to apply as a presidential candidate and successor to the controversial Joseph Blatter. For a perspective on the new beginning is missing. While the Frenchman is sixty years nearly two decades younger than the current Fifa Patriarch, but that’s about the only difference. Platini is part of the old system of the functionary-cliques which have plunged the football in its greatest crisis of confidence. Platini was Blatter sport political foster son, before he fell out because of power issues with the old Patron. The Frenchman can thus in no way represent the required credibility.
“autorTxt” Author: Michael Ashelm, editor-in business.
His strategy of recent years, as head of the European Association (Uefa) to denounce abuses in the FIFA has long been debunked. The skirmishes were not interested in advancing changes, but the feud with Blatter. Like others who like to cleanse their hands (Franz Beckenbauer) and hide behind the figure About Blatter, Platini also has long been a powerful factor within FIFA. For 13 years, he serves on the board and there could have contact with the European Group much for the better.
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But nothing happened. Worse UEFA blocked from power calculus the first steps towards reform of Fifa. The corporate governance under Platini is still in the Middle Ages. In addition, the UEFA chief has brought no light in his Qatar connections. The fact that the leading officials would sit out the crisis the most, shows the new Fifa Working Group on reform. Despite great announcements it does not exist de facto. But Platini shares responsibility.
The chances of his election as FIFA President are still very good. Because very few of the 209 national associations in the world are interested in the debate about reforms and credibility. More important is for them to stay with his money-making machine, the World Cup tournament, the distribution loop of the World Association. In addition, most officials have the seriousness of the situation, namely the effectiveness of investigating American justice, not yet listed. This also applies to Platini. But as a former world-class player he is more than other potential candidates will be able to unite the stakeholders in coming.
As a former midfielder before the Fifa election in May felt Blatter not to overthrow, other chanceless candidate burned on his behalf. Now the popular among functionaries Blatter does not occur anymore. Platini is confident of being able to take over the Fifa. So it will come. The adidas Group, a major sponsor, is behind him. Moreover Platini sought last more often the proximity to Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad al Sabah. The heard voices as a successful buyer, the most influential sports officials in the world. The German Thomas Bach, he has helped to the throne of the International Olympic Committee.
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