Presidential candidates make last ditch pitch for leadership of ‘broken’ Fifa
On eve of vote, five rivals competing to become the next head of soccer’s world governing body outline their visions to steer the organisation out of the worst corruption scandal in its history
The five men vying for the leadership of world soccer made their final eve-of-vote pitches on Thursday, outlining competing visions for the future of governing body Fifa as it tries to recover from the worst corruption scandal in its history.
Delegates from more than 200 countries will elect a new president on Friday to succeed Sepp Blatter of Switzerland, two days after Blatter and European soccer chief Michel Platini lost their appeals against bans for ethics violations.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport did, however reduce the length of their suspensions from eight to six years.
Whoever takes over from Blatter, who ran Fifa for 17 years like a globe-trotting head of state, will inherit a very different job with a focus on crisis management.
