DutchNews.nl, January 26, 2015
Michiel van Praag outlining his position on KNVB television |
Dutch football association chairman
Michiel van Praag has launched a campaign to be appointed president of
football’s ruling body Fifa, in a direct challenge to Sepp Blatter.
Van Praag
says he and the KNVB believe it is his responsibility to take the step.
‘Everyone knows that the KNVB is extremely worried about Fifa’s reputation and
the way Fifa is organised and run,’ he said. ‘I had hoped that a reliable
candidate would come forward. But that has not happened.’
‘And that is why that
we, partly as one of the founders of Fifa have to accept our responsibilities,
and I have to accept my responsibility by coming forward as a candidate.
Critic
Van Praag is an outspoken critic of Blatter, 78, who has chaired Fifa since
1998. On Tuesday, his official candidacy with the required five letters from
associations who support his candidacy will be sent to Fifa headquarters in
Zurich, a KNVB statement said.
The election will take place at Fifa’s Congress
in May, with Blatter seeking a fifth term as president.
Van Praag is the fifth
man to challenge Blatter. Jerome Champagne, Prince Ali Bin al Hussein, David
Ginola and Mino Raiola have already come forward.
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