Figo: “Today we lost the football. Blatter should leave” – ​​La Gazzetta dello Sport

May 29, 2015 – Milan

“Today is a black day. He lost the football and those who love him”: Luis Figo, long-presidential candidate FIFA but retired a few days before the vote, said with a tweet tough re-election of Sepp Blatter. “You can not lead the Fifa making a clean sweep of the most elementary rules of transparency, legality and democracy – writes the Portuguese -. Mr. Blatter knew and tolerated corruption. His re-election shows that the organization FIFA is sick.” According Figo, if Blatter was concerned really football “should resign in the coming days.” “I do not regret anything – writes Figo -. I struggled and insisted on the regeneration of an organization that has to change course. We live in an emergency situation, and football is heavily influenced by the current situation.”

platinum – Michel Platini, the UEFA president who had supported the candidacy of the challenger Ali, relies to an official statement: “I am proud that UEFA He has defended and supported a movement for change within FIFA. A change that in my opinion is essential if the organization wants to regain its credibility. I offer my congratulations to my friend, Prince Ali, for his admirable campaign and I take this opportunity to thank all national federations who supported him. ”

other – And if the White House chose not to comment (the US started the investigation that led to the arrest of top leaders of FIFA for bribery and corruption in these days), the President of the European Parliament, the German Martin Schulz, tweeted: “Blatter has been there for too long. The credibility of FIFA is affected by the foreseeable future. The governance of a beautiful game has a desperate need for reform “.

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