MX23RW : Friday, November 8 09:45:15| >> :600:308768949:308768949:

Sepp Blatter: 'UEFA not courageous enough to challenge FIFA presidency'

Sepp Blatter accuses UEFA of lacking "courage" for not putting a candidate forward to stand against him for the FIFA presidency.

Sepp Blatter has criticised UEFA for not putting someone in the running to challenge his FIFA presidency.

The 78-year-old is hoping to be re-elected later this year for a fifth term, but many have called for a change following allegations of corruption regarding recent World Cup bids.

UEFA president Michel Platini has openly called for Blatter to be replaced, but is not running himself, while Jerome Champagne, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and David Ginola have all been named as candidates.

"All those who want to get rid of me should come," Blatter told CNN World Sport. "All this opposition is coming now, It's unfortunate to say, but it's true, it's coming from Uefa. They don't have the courage to come in. So let me go [on] - be respectful."

The FIFA president will be elected in May.

ID:201505: cacheID:201505:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1498:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tottenham Hotspur's manager Andre Villas-Boas speaks with David Ginola, Barclays ambassador for the Asia Trophy 2013, at Hong Kong Airport, the Tottenham Hotspur team arrive to compete in the Barclays Asia Trophy, on July 22, 2013
Read Next:
Ginola 'to run for FIFA presidency'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!