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This article was published May 29, 2015 at 19:14.
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Joseph Blatter is still king of FIFA, for the fifth time, despite the scandals and investigations who in recent days they have overwhelmed the organization that governs world football. Jordanian Prince Ali bin al Hussein – the Fifa Congress in Zurich yesterday – has in fact withdrawn his candidacy, after a first vote in which he received 73 votes against the 133 of the outgoing president, who at this point was confirmed at the helm of FIFA .

The 79 years old Swiss was in the running for a fifth term in the saddle of the World Football Federation, despite the double investigation for corruption that led to prison half its summit. The former president has missed by a whisker the two-thirds majority needed on the first ballot, but the advantage was such that his rival withdrew before the second vote, when the Swiss would have been enough to win a simple majority. “It was a very important Congress – these are his first declarations – I see now in a good mood even I was a bit ‘nervous today. But we passed. I am the president of all. “

Blatter attack: from Uefa hate campaign
Just re-elected Joseph Blatter denounced the campaign of “hatred” of Uefa , “coming not only from one person, but by an organization that has not understood that in 1998 I became president.”
In an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RTS, the number one of world football – came out for the moment free from corruption investigation ordered by the US authorities and that led to several arrests excellent – commented on the request resignation that came from Michel Platini in person. “I forgive all, but I do not forget,” commented Blatter attitude of the president of Uefa.

“The relations with the Uefa? A spokesman said that European we will be united. UEFA is part of FIFA, there is no ‘need you to stay out. We are two organizations that need each other. ” Cosi ‘FIFA president, Joseph Blatter, at the press conference the day after his confirmation.

Threats against US
Blatter said he was also “shocked” by the allegations of American justice. Regarding judicial initiative that led to the arrest – Wednesday – seven leaders of FIFA in Zurich, the Swiss 79 years old went to the attack. “There are signs that do not deceive,” he said, “The Americans have been nominated for the organization of the World Cup in 2022 and lost (…) If the Americans have to do with monetary crimes or common law that concern citizens North and South American, who arrest them there, but not in Zurich where there is an ongoing conference. ”

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