Platini welcomes Mohamed bin Hammam’s FIFA presidency challenge
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANINyon (Switzerland) Mar. 23 (ANI): Michel Platini has welcomed Mohamed bin Hammam’s challenge to Sepp Blatter as “good for democracy”, as the UEFA president emerged as a potential kingmaker in the battle to lead FIFA.
After UEFA’s 53 associations re-elected Platini for another four-year term as president, he welcomed the fact that there would be a competitive election at FIFA.
“Given there are two candidates for the FIFA election there will be different pledges, pledges for change. It’s good to have two candidates,” The Guardian quoted Platini, as saying.
He added: “It’s good for democracy. There will be different things proposed and it may be a good thing.”
Platini’s controversial presence in Nyon during a period that has seen the introduction of the financial fair play concept and continued growth of the Champions League, would not be drawn on his own FIFA ambitions.
It is thought that Platini harbours ambitions to launch his own bid for the top FIFA job in 2015.
Bin Hammam has floated the idea of cutting a deal with the Frenchman, while Blatter promised that, should he win, the next four-year term would be his last. (ANI)
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