Football is lost :Figo

The 79-year-old will serve a fifth term as Fifa
president, but remains under pressure to resign
following the corruption scandal surrounding the
game's world governing body
Luis Figo says "football has lost" after Sepp Blatter
was re-elected as Fifa president on Friday and
again called for him to quit his post.
The 79-year-old beat off competition from
Jordan's Prince Ali to hold on to his position,
which will see him serve a fifth term as the head of
the game's governing body.
Blatter polled 133 votes to his rival's 73, which
would have been enough to take the contest into a
second round of voting, but Ali opted to withdraw.
His victory comes as Fifa is embroiled in a major
investigation that began earlier this week, which
saw US authorities make seven arrests and
charge 14 senior executives on suspicion of
bribery and corruption.
Figo - who originally intended to run for
presidency before withdrawing in a bid not to split
the vote and aid Blatter's campaign - said he was
devastated by the result.
"Today was another dark day in Zurich," said the
Portugal legend. "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. These persons, whom Mr.
Blatter has promoted through years, turned, with
him, Fifa in to a decadent organisation.
"If Mr. Blatter were minimally concerned about
football, he would have given up of the re-election.
If he has a minimal of decency, he will resign in
the next few days."