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FIFA
Jan 7, 2011 19:50:36 GMT
Post by supergrover on Jan 7, 2011 19:50:36 GMT
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FIFA
Jan 7, 2011 19:54:20 GMT
Post by supergrover on Jan 7, 2011 19:54:20 GMT
This bit in particular makes an interesting read.. Even more interesting was Blatter's upbeat mood after the shock removal on Thursday of one of his long term rivals for the presidency of Fifa, the Korean Chung Mong Joon.
Dr Chung was voted off the Fifa executive committee and lost his vice presidency after 16 years as the Asian Football Confederation congress voted to elect Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, the son of the late King of Jordan.
At the age of 35, Prince Ali becomes the youngest member of the Fifa executive committee but at the same time will ensure there is little chance of change at the very top of the organisation.
Removing Dr Chung takes out one of Blatter's long term opponents and makes it virtually impossible for him to stand against him in May's presidential elections, where the Swiss is bidding for a fourth term.
Significantly the man who helped co-ordinate Prince Ali's successful campaign, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, head of the Kuwait Football Federation and the Olympic Council of Asia, said that the 25 Asian nations which backed him in his election against Chung (who polled just 20 votes) will also back Blatter.
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