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Prince Ali says Platini candidacy ‘not good for FIFA’
     2015-July-31  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    FORMER FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan on Wednesday described Michel Platini’s decision to stand for the post in February’s election as “not good for FIFA.”

    UEFA president Platini announced earlier Wednesday that he intended to stand in the election to choose a replacement for outgoing Sepp Blatter.

    The Jordanian prince, who was beaten to the post at the head of world soccer’s governing body Blatter in May, turned on the Frenchman and said Platini is not the man to run the sport’s global affairs.

    It now appears the 39-year-old, who is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, may be plotting a fresh campaign to run against Platini and make a second bid for the high-powered post.

    “Platini is not good for FIFA. Football fans and players deserve better,” he said in a statement. “FIFA is engulfed in scandal. We must stop doing business as usual. The practice of back room, under-the-table deals must end.

    “I believe that the voices of the individual football federations must be heard. In the coming week, I will be consulting with them about what is in the best interests of football.

    “What is clear is that FIFA needs new, independent leadership, untainted by the practices of the past,” added Prince Ali.

    Platini confirmed he would run for the February 2016 elections earlier Wednesday, which ended weeks of speculation over whether the 60-year-old Frenchman would stand in the election to find a successor to the beleaguered Blatter.

    Ironically Platini backed Prince Ali when he ran alone against Blatter in May but pulled out after the first round of voting after he garnered 73 votes, 60 less than the Swiss.

    Blatter decided to stand down shortly after being re-elected as president in June with scandal-hit FIFA’s reputation in tatters. He announced last week that the election for his successor would be held Feb. 26, 2016.

    Platini officially announced his candidature in a letter to the presidents and general secretaries of the 209 FIFA member countries.

    “This was a very personal, carefully considered decision, one in which I weighed up the future of football alongside my own future,” he said.(SD-Agencies)

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