“A few wished to remain anonymous US Department of Justice officials said they were trying to get the support of some activists FIFA to open an investigation against Blatter” – wrote the newspaper.
These same senior officials were World Federation on Wednesday brought out of their rooms in a luxury hotel in Zurich by the Swiss police, acting in collaboration with the Americans. Two days later, elections were held for president of FIFA, which won who hold that office since 1998. Blatter. On Tuesday, however Swiss announced his resignation and to hold an extraordinary congress in December 2015 year or the first quarter of 2016. At that time his successor will be chosen.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Attorney General of Switzerland assured Blatter that the decision to resign from the post did not have any connection with legal proceedings against activists FIFA.
“There has been a case against one unidentified person suspected of mismanagement and money laundering, but Blatter is not be covered. Therefore, the announcement of his resignation has no connection with criminal proceedings. There has also been questioned, but will be requested, if there is such necessity “- reported in the press release.
Separate the Swiss and US investigations have focused on corruption in the ranks of FIFA, including the bribing of members of the Executive Committee, which chose World Cup hosts. Irregularities were found, among others, with the candidacies of South Africa, in 2010, as well as Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 years.
Last week, US prosecutors put on trial 14 activists of the International Football Federation and businessmen involved in football. It was not among them the head of FIFA Sepp Blatera, but the Attorney General Loretta Lynch assured that this is only the beginning of things, not the end.
On Monday, the daily New York Times reported that Secretary of FIFA Jerome Valcke issued a command shedding $ 10 million from the accounts of the organization for activists from Central America. The money was to be a bribe for the allocation of World Cup organization in 2010. South Africa. And although the Americans did not have evidence that Valcke knew what was this amount, the matter of corruption “approached” to Sepp Blatter.
He resigned
FIFA president Sepp Blatter just a few days after re-election announced his retirement from the post. At a specially convened press conference in Zurich 79-year-old Swiss he said that FIFA needs major changes. Before the conference announced its decision to all 209 national football associations, included in the International Federation of Football Association.
– I will not continue. I am now free from the electoral process. I stood for election, because I thought it was the best option for your organization. And although I received a mandate from the FIFA – now I see that but it is not supported by the whole world of football – clubs, players, supporters – people who live in football and love football, as we all FIFA – noted Swiss.
– I want to do only what is best for football and FIFA. FIFA still faces enormous challenges because. It needs a profound renewal. That’s why I decided to hold an extraordinary meeting. It will be organized as soon as possible. Until then, I remain president of FIFA – he added.
He informed FIFA activist Domenico Scala – the next ordinary congress was to be held on May 13, 2016 year in the Mexico City. However, an extraordinary meeting at which it is elected the new head of football’s worldwide headquarters is to be organized between December 2015 and March 2016 years.
Sepp Blatter, resigned as president of FIFA: Elections will be held as soon as possible
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Sepp Blatter stressed that he would not run for the head of FIFA extraordinary congress. He added – so he can focus on badly needed reforms for FIFA. The biggest change will be the reduction of seats on the Executive Committee of FIFA and the election of the members of this body by the FIFA elections, not appointments from each confederation, included in the organization.
their participation in the elections has already announced Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein – the only competitor Blatter in Friday’s election. President of the Jordanian Football Association (JFA), which has provided support to, among others, Most European trade under UEFA withdrew after the first round. He lost it the incumbent president 73: 133.
– I am always ready to serve football. Ahead of us a lot of work to repair this organization – Al-Hussein said in an interview with CNN.
Controversial elections
Swiss Press Conference was convened a few hours after I disclosed the letter of the Football Federation of South Africa (SAFA), addressed to FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke. It said that SAFA FIFA will provide $ 10 million from the budget allocated for organizing the World Cup in 2010. Previously, it was established that the money went to another former activist of the Federation Jack Warner and allocated them for bribes. FIFA issued a statement in which he denied reports that a Frenchman or anyone in his entourage were involved in this transaction.
Blatter went into the structures of world football authorities in 1975, when he became technical director. A function he held until 1981. Later he was secretary general and president since 1998. Just four years later, his re-election was shrouded in accusations of corruption. The then vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Farah Addo told the British tabloid press that offered him a hundred thousand dollars for voting on Swiss.
– I refused, but 18 other African activists took a bribe – he said.
Also in 2011 elections, in which Blatter received 186 to 203 possible votes, was accompanied by controversy. Then the Swiss accused that he knew about attempts to bribe the Executive Committee before choosing Qatar as the organizer of the World Cup in 2022 and did not take any preventive measures. The Swiss was, however, acquitted.
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