UEFA have told FIFA President Sepp Blatter he should not stand for re-election next year.
Blatter, 78, is expected to announce his intentions to run for a fifth term in 2015 at the FIFA congress in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.But during an address to Europe’s top football officials on Tuesday, UEFA executive committee members David Gill and Michael van Praag told Blatter he should not be a candidate for re-election because FIFA's reputation has been so damaged during his presidency.Blatter and FIFA have come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks following a sensational exposé in the Sunday Times newspaper that alleged corruption was at the heart of Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid.B
Blatter, 78, is expected to announce his intentions to run for a fifth term in 2015 at the FIFA congress in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.But during an address to Europe’s top football officials on Tuesday, UEFA executive committee members David Gill and Michael van Praag told Blatter he should not be a candidate for re-election because FIFA's reputation has been so damaged during his presidency.Blatter and FIFA have come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks following a sensational exposé in the Sunday Times newspaper that alleged corruption was at the heart of Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid.B
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