Joseph Blatter has the support of UEFA-© SID-IMAGES/AFP/PATRICK KOVARIKThe Executive Committee of the European Football Union (UEFA) has provided closed in the presidential campaign of the World Football Association FIFA behind incumbent Sepp Blatter.
Cologne (SID) - the Executive Committee of the European Football Union (UEFA) has closed put in the presidential campaign of the World Football Association FIFA behind incumbent Sepp Blatter. That was the SID from well-informed circles. "The Executive Committee has decided to give its unanimous support Blatter", according to a letter that has the SID and is signed by UEFA President Michel Platini and DFB President Theo Zwanziger.
Blatter is at the FIFA Congress 61. 1 June in Zurich against his challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam to. This, the Swiss can now put on the support of the 53 member countries from Europe. "The Executive Committee recommends all members of UEFA, to support Blatter in the next election", it is said in the letter. Bin Hammam, businessman from Qatar and President of the Asian Football Confederation AFC, wants to prevent a fourth term of Office of incumbent since 1998 confederates.
The North and Central American Federation CONCACAF had recently postponed its decision on the allocation of votes. Thus, further Blatter must wait for the expected support from the 35 Member States. The controversial CONCACAF President Jack Warner (Trinidad/Tobago) is as close confidant of Blatters. Also the South American Federation CONMEBOL had assured support to the Swiss, whose re-elected is now considered likely.
Zwanziger, FIFA President Blatter had most recently defended and more clearly than ever for a further term of Swiss. "The DFB must follow the, what is best for the football", said SID twenties: "Da you should watch, if you just viewed the FIFA President, just sometimes, which developed under his leadership over the past 20 years."
