FIFA lacks credibility while Sepp Blatter is president, according to UEFA leader Michel Platini, saying his former mentor fears the "emptiness" of life after leaving football's world governing body.
Ahead of the FIFA presidential election on Friday, the 79-year-old Blatter had no grand plans for the organisation and it was "not credible" to claim he needed a fifth four-year term to complete an unfinished mission, Platini told French sports daily L'Equipe.
"He's simply scared of the future, as he has given his life to the institution, to the point where he now identifies himself fully with FIFA," Platini said.
"I understand the fear of that emptiness that he [Blatter] must have, it's natural. But if he really loves FIFA, he should have put its interests ahead of his own."
Though Platini said he likes Blatter on a personal level, his explicit criticism of the FIFA chief points to a deep rift between the two. Full story...
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Ahead of the FIFA presidential election on Friday, the 79-year-old Blatter had no grand plans for the organisation and it was "not credible" to claim he needed a fifth four-year term to complete an unfinished mission, Platini told French sports daily L'Equipe.
"He's simply scared of the future, as he has given his life to the institution, to the point where he now identifies himself fully with FIFA," Platini said.
"I understand the fear of that emptiness that he [Blatter] must have, it's natural. But if he really loves FIFA, he should have put its interests ahead of his own."
Though Platini said he likes Blatter on a personal level, his explicit criticism of the FIFA chief points to a deep rift between the two. Full story...
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