{"id":4426,"date":"2015-07-29T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/michel-platini-is-running-for-president-of-scandal-plagued-fifa\/4426\/"},"modified":"2015-07-29T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T23:40:00","slug":"michel-platini-is-running-for-president-of-scandal-plagued-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/michel-platini-is-running-for-president-of-scandal-plagued-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Platini Is Running For President Of Scandal-Plagued FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lucy Perkins<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Michel Platini of Fance announced his campaign for FIFA president and is considered a strong candidate. Shaun Botterill\/Getty<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A new candidate has tossed his name in the hat for FIFA President.<\/p>\n

France’s Michel Platini is currently the president of the European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and a FIFA vice president. He wrote that he wanted “to give FIFA back the dignity and the position it deserves,” in a UEFA press release.<\/p>\n

According to The New York Times<\/a>, Platini became a “heavy favorite” in the election, simply by announcing his campaign. Also, England’s Football Association (FA) quickly announced it supported him: “We have a good relationship with him and hope he can gain the necessary global backing to lead a new FIFA during the most difficult period in its history,” FA Chairman Greg Dyke said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The presidential contest follows a major corruption scandal, and the decision by FIFA’S longtime president Sepp Blatter to resign.<\/p>\n

A former player for France himself, Platini joined FIFA’s executive committee in 2002, writes the BBC<\/a>. What’s his reputation like?<\/p>\n

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“Platini can fairly lay claim to being ‘a football man’, his status as a genuine great former player a rarity in Fifa’s corridors of power, earning him respect and admiration,” says [BBC sports editor Dan Roan.]<\/p>\n

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“However, he has been accused of tarnishing the qualification process for the European Championships by meddling with the competition to increase it to 24 teams.<\/p>\n

“He has also been criticised for his pan-European vision for Euro 2020, while his stubborn opposition to goal-line technology also makes it hard for him to present himself as a reform candidate.<\/p>\n

“Most importantly, despite his recent opposition to Blatter, he is associated with the outgoing president’s regime.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As we reported previously on The Two-Way<\/a>, the election will take place February 26, 2016 after former FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation in June.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Sepp Blatter’s resignation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Michel<\/a><\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n
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Michel Platini of Fance announced his campaign for FIFA president and is considered a strong candidate. Shaun Botterill\/Getty<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Shaun Botterill\/Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A new candidate has tossed his name in the hat for FIFA President.<\/p>\n

France’s Michel Platini is currently the president of the European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and a FIFA vice president. He wrote that he wanted “to give FIFA back the dignity and the position it deserves,” in a UEFA press release.<\/p>\n

According to The New York Times<\/a>, Platini became a “heavy favorite” in the election, simply by announcing his campaign. Also, England’s Football Association (FA) quickly announced it supported him: “We have a good relationship with him and hope he can gain the necessary global backing to lead a new FIFA during the most difficult period in its history,” FA Chairman Greg Dyke said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The presidential contest follows a major corruption scandal, and the decision by FIFA’S longtime president Sepp Blatter to resign.<\/p>\n

A former player for France himself, Platini joined FIFA’s executive committee in 2002, writes the BBC<\/a>. What’s his reputation like?<\/p>\n

\n
\n

“Platini can fairly lay claim to being ‘a football man’, his status as a genuine great former player a rarity in Fifa’s corridors of power, earning him respect and admiration,” says [BBC sports editor Dan Roan.]<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“However, he has been accused of tarnishing the qualification process for the European Championships by meddling with the competition to increase it to 24 teams.<\/p>\n

“He has also been criticised for his pan-European vision for Euro 2020, while his stubborn opposition to goal-line technology also makes it hard for him to present himself as a reform candidate.<\/p>\n

“Most importantly, despite his recent opposition to Blatter, he is associated with the outgoing president’s regime.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As we reported previously on The Two-Way<\/a>, the election will take place February 26, 2016 after former FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation in June.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Sepp Blatter’s resignation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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