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UEFA wants FIFA presidential election postponement

UEFA calls for Friday's FIFA presidential election to be postponed due to the latest corruption scandal surrounding the organisation.

UEFA has called for Friday's FIFA presidential election to be postponed amid the ongoing corruption scandal surrounding world football's governing body.

Seven officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday morning by US authorities for alleged racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud.

A separate corruption investigation has been opened by Swiss prosecutors into the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which are due to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively. A total of 14 people have been indicted.

Current president Sepp Blatter and sole challenger Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein are due to go head to head on Friday as FIFA's member nations vote for their next president.

FIFA confirmed earlier on Wednesday that the election is still due to take place at the end of the week, but UEFA are now keen to halt the proceedings due to the latest controversy.

"The members of the UEFA Executive Committee are convinced that there is a strong need for a change to the leadership of this FIFA and strongly believe that the FIFA Congress should be postponed, with new FIFA presidential elections to be organised within the next six months," read an official statement.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has also questioned FIFA's decision to go ahead with the election.

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