that the fear of Sepp Blatter is the beginning of wisdom. Blatter knew he had sh!t in his pants so he used it against him. Warner covered his head and embarked on a forced retirement in the Caribbeans. Blatter na bad ass man. Very good badt man! Nwoke di bad!!
Football under Blatter has been riddled with scandals. The federation stinks. E dey smell! Committees have been set up and they all come up with the same case of rock solid corruption. FIFA have become a symbol of corruption. People like Gary Lineker, Ronaldo De Lima, Diego Maradona and co have at one time or the other spoken out against widespread corruption in FIFA. Yet again, the man at the helm of affairs want to run again. This time however, people have come up to run against him unless the last time when he scared away the only opponent he had, few days to the election giving no time for anyone to come up against him. Ajo anu!
Jerome Champagne. French football administrator. Few years ago he was embroiled in a power fracas with Blatter, lost out and was summarily 'executed' , football wise.
David Ginola. The ex footballer's candidacy is seen more as for laughs than serious. There are unconfirmed reports that his candidacy is backed by a betting racket. Whatever the case, he is not seen as a (strong) contender.
Harold Mayne Nicholls. The Chilean was in charge of the inspection committee that preferred England to Russia, citing climate as a reason. His recommendation was ignored by the executive committee and Russia was given the hosting right.
Michael Van Praag. A seasoned Dutch football administrator. He is seen by some as a viable candidate because of his records and experience.
Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein. The Jordanian prince is a FIFA Vice President. He is seen in most quarters as the strongest candidate to stand against Blatter. He used to pull the strings in Asian football until Blatter installed his cronies as top men in Asian football. This will pit him against the Asian football heads as they are Blatter loyalists. It is expected that he will come to an agreement with Van Praag in order to solidify the anti Blatter campaign. A move that will be be welcomed by the world football community.
Luis Figo. The former world footballer of the year stunned a lot of people when he announced his intention to run for the esteemed football office. The news put smiles on lots of faces. Finally, a people's person is in contention. Jose Mourinho has already spoken positively on Figo's candidacy. Luis Figo, one of the very few footballers who was able to switch from Barcelona to Real Madrid. A deal, Nicodemously negotiated. Alongside DeLima and Zidane, he was one of the Galacticos that thrilled football lovers early last decade. Figo may face obstacles from these old men who have refused to relinquish power at the top. A set of people known to look out for men their age bracket may not readily back Figo's bid. He is known to have unrivaled passion for the game amongst the men that graced the sport in his time. In Maradona and Ronaldo De Lima, he has very close friends who will put him in check. One does not however undermine the human attitude which makes people forget cronies once a higher position is achieved. Yes. But Figo is not one seen to compromise the beautiful game. He is seen by many of us in the football world as one that will redeem the image of the game. Cleaning up the mess created by Blatter and Havelange before him is top priority.
UEFA is known not to support Blatter's candidacy.
Everyone is tired of football under under the little but heavy Swiss man.
A gentleman to the core, Luis Figo is the FIFA President football deserve.
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