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March 22, 2011

Blatter: Give me four more!

SEPP Blatter  insists he is ready to step down as FIFA president  but not for FOUR YEARS!
The Swiss supremo faces the first real challenge to his leadership since he took over 13 years ago.

SEPP Blatter

Asian confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam wants to replace Blatter as the head of world football.
And feeling the pressure, 75-year-old Blatter claimshe will end his time in charge after his fourth term ends in 2015.

Blatter said: “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.

“Together we have the task of bringing together the adventure we have started.
“We want to ensure a better future for our youth.”

Meanwhile, Michel Platini has been re_elected as UEFA president at the Congress in Paris yesterday.