sepp to stepp down??

[wall-upper.livejournal.com]

Sepp Blatter will make way for a successor as FIFA president in four years' time if he is re-elected in June, he has announced.

Blatter is seeking a fourth term as FIFA president and is being challenged by Asian confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.

The 75-year-old told UEFA's Congress in Paris on Tuesday that if he wins he will definitely stand down in 2015, saying: "You know very well that I am a candidate for the next four years as FIFA president but these will be the last four years for which I stand as a candidate."
He added: "Together we have the task of bringing together the adventure we have started.
"We want to ensure a better future for our youth."

The new president will be elected at a Fifa Congress which starts on 31 May.

With Bin Hammam vowing to increase Fifa's decision-making power and spread its considerable wealth, Blatter is facing his first challenge since Issa Hayatou took him on - and lost - in 2002.

Bin Hammam is also currently attending the Congress for European football's governing body, Uefa, as they lobby federation presidents for their vote on 1 June in Zurich.
Uefa members make up more than one quarter of the maximum 208 Fifa voters that Blatter and Bin Hammam will attempt to woo.
The winner needs a two-thirds majority of valid votes cast in the first ballot, or a majority in the second.

Fifa has set an 1 April deadline for other candidates to be nominated by a single member federation.
"We are in extra time," said Blatter, referring to the time left before the election. "Let's wait and see what the outcome will be."


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tag as u see fit
i could have sworn there was a "blatter infection" tag, maybe i just made that up

Comments

[adviator.livejournal.com]

IA

[adviator.livejournal.com]

Oh the Swiss.

Lmao. OP was asking for it.

[wall-upper.livejournal.com]

hahahahahaha, thank you for not letting me down ontd_fb

[bustedflush.livejournal.com]

I think you missed like two tags.

[san.livejournal.com]

if he wins he will definitely stand down in 2015



OOPS I MEANT:




..... who am I kidding.
2015 is too long to wait. But I'm trying to be positive. HE'LL STEP DOWN EVENTUALLY, HOORAY! \o/


Btw I don't think you have enough tags. XD I'm going to add some more! o/

[bumblebee13.livejournal.com]

Too late I think they have been all used ;)

[stopjustlisten.livejournal.com]

was just here for the tags until i realised it was about sepp blatter.. lol jk who am i kidding, get out.

[stopjustlisten.livejournal.com]

er please*

[elizaberglund.livejournal.com]

What do we know about the other guy?

[wall-upper.livejournal.com]

i honestly cant say i know anything about him, this is all he has on his FIFA page lol http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/members/people=36377.html

i know we're not the ones voting, but it would be nice to have an idea about what some of his policies might be...

[jubilantjunior.livejournal.com]

On the one hand - he's always good for his ridiculousness. But on the other, I often forget how rage inducing he is.

So, no, you can't stay anymore Sepp - party time is over. You hear that FIFA?!

[uncieloazul.livejournal.com]

Here for the tags LMAO

[trackythesassy.livejournal.com]

how credible is bin Hammam anw? or is he just another qatari sepp?

[wall-upper.livejournal.com]

i honestly have no idea, i tried looking him up but i can't find out anything about his policies. the only thing it says on his FIFA page is that he has been Managing Director of own business group of companies since 1976, and his hobbies are Football, poetry and reading. :|

[scruby.livejournal.com]

I hope he goes now.

lol at your icon.

[kellyyy-3.livejournal.com]

I can't see all the tags.
Also just want to say GRANT WAHL 4 FIFA PRESIDENT

[louistomlinson.livejournal.com]

not enough tags.
A NEW ERA HAS ARRIVED.

/shaking and crying

[ayres-4.livejournal.com]

I'm so sick of this guy, of his friend Grondona and of all the assholes that ruin football.
And Grondona will step down when, never? Probably. Meanwhile, our football is dying a slow death.

[patchist.livejournal.com]

to the thought of no more Blatter

[xevochic.livejournal.com]

A+ tag usage
A++ .gif usage
A++ Blatter leaving
F- Blatter trying to get another four years first

[ghost-busting.livejournal.com]

Not enough tags.

and gtfo Blatter. Now.

[memajuve.livejournal.com]

it sounds like those leaders in arab countries. trying to bargain with people. hey i will stepo down soon so elect me anyway.

now that i'm done doing a dance of joy...

[faith47.livejournal.com]

it occurs to me: what are the chances he'll actually stick to that statement? my guess is, in 4 years' time, he'll change his mind. plus, this could just be a ploy to get the voters who aren't completely sold on bin hammam to vote for him (blatter) because (a) he's a known quantity, and (b) "we only have to put up with him for 4 more years."

but i hope to god it's true!

Re: now that i'm done doing a dance of joy...

[newlines.livejournal.com]

thats what i was thinking, i mean this guy isnt the most trustworthy person on the planet :(

[sukha4.livejournal.com]

lol is this the most tags in a post?

I'm not sure about this. We've all heard about 'I'll leave after this term' before too many times.

[wall-upper.livejournal.com]

i can't really imagine him wanting to carry on much longer after that, though--won't he be almost 80 by then?

[ultraelectric.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOL Yeah, and in 2015 he'll be all "oh, only 4 more years, than I go, I promise!"

[prettyannamoon.livejournal.com]

This. I'm sure he's looking into cryogenic preservation as I type.

[walker-sarah.livejournal.com]

but there is still 4-5 years!

[misspale.livejournal.com]

if he is re-elected in June, he has announced.

Way to threaten us bro!

[sukha4.livejournal.com]

lol

[kerishma.livejournal.com]

#GRANTWAHL2015

[neecule.livejournal.com]

Pretty much!

[chibikaya.livejournal.com]

HERE FOR THE TAGS AND GIFS

[footballfangirl.livejournal.com]

So if he doesn't win in June, he'll be back in 4 years to serve one more term and then leave.