Friday 29 May 2015

Blatter will havea big shock:Greg dykes

Sepp Blatter will have suffered "a shock" despite winning a fifth term as Fifa president on Friday, says Football Association chairman Greg Dyke. Swiss Blatter was re-elected two days after seven Fifa officials were arrested by the US Justice Department. He had won almost two thirds of votes before rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the race. Dyke said: "This is not over. A third of delegates say they've had enough of your failure to deal with corruption." Blatter has been at the helm of Fifa since 1998, and Dyke said it had been a long time since Blatter's leadership had been seriously threatened. "This has not happened to him for 16 years. He is not the man to oversee change. It needs a change of leadership and root and branch change," Dyke added. "Sepp Blatter is not the man who is going to be able to change [Fifa], which is the point we've tried to make all week. "It's not going to happen now because Sepp Blatter has got re-elected, therefore we have to look at what else we do. "I think Uefa has to work on its options." Platini proud of Uefa Michel Platini, the president of European football's governing body Uefa, had previously criticised Blatter and stated he was disappointed that Prince Ali lost. "I am proud that Uefa has defended and supported a movement for change at Fifa," the Frenchman said. "Change in my opinion is crucial if this organisation is to regain its credibility. "I congratulate my friend Prince Ali for his admirable campaign and I take the opportunity to thank all the national associations who supported him." 'Another dark day' - Figo Luis Figo, who withdrew his candidacy for the Fifa presidency last week to avoid splitting the vote, was scathing in his criticism of Blatter. "This vote has only served to endorse the election of a man who can't remain in charge of world football," said the Portuguese and former Real Madrid and Barcelona player. "Mr Blatter being re-elected - that shows exactly how the organisation is sick. "Today was another dark day in Zurich. Fifa has lost, but above everything, football has lost and everyone who truly cares about it has lost too. "Mr Blatter had a very cynical reaction when he said that he couldn't control everyone. It offends everyone's intelligence. "If he was minimally concerned about football, he would have given up on re-election. If he has a modicum of decency, he will resign in the next few days."

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