European football leaders have told Fifa president Sepp Blatter he should step down next year.
Uefa executive committee member Michael van Praag says he told Blatter he should not be a candidate for re-election because Fifa’s reputation has been so damaged during his presidency. While the likes of FA chairman Greg Dyke and David Gill were also critical of Blatter’s regime.
Van Praag says “people link Fifa to corruption and bribery and all kinds of old boy’s network.” The Netherlands federation president says it was not a personal attack.
Blatter met Uefa delegates Tuesday after getting support from Fifa’s five other confederations.
“The image of FIFA has been tarnished by everything that has happened over the last years,” Van Praag said in an interview in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant from Sao Paulo, where he is attending this week’s FIFA Congress.
“There are very few people who still take Fifa seriously and whatever way you want to cut and dice it, Blatter is responsible in the end,” he added.
Uefa executive committee member Michael van Praag says he told Blatter he should not be a candidate for re-election because Fifa’s reputation has been so damaged during his presidency. While the likes of FA chairman Greg Dyke and David Gill were also critical of Blatter’s regime.
Van Praag says “people link Fifa to corruption and bribery and all kinds of old boy’s network.” The Netherlands federation president says it was not a personal attack.
Blatter met Uefa delegates Tuesday after getting support from Fifa’s five other confederations.
“The image of FIFA has been tarnished by everything that has happened over the last years,” Van Praag said in an interview in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant from Sao Paulo, where he is attending this week’s FIFA Congress.
“There are very few people who still take Fifa seriously and whatever way you want to cut and dice it, Blatter is responsible in the end,” he added.
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