Louis Figo drops himself from FIFA presidential election, accusing Blatter to be dictator
On Thursday, it has been reported that Louis Figo is dropped from the race of presidential election of FIFA. He accused the current governor, Sepp Blatter, to be a dictator, who is running football for his greed of power.
The former football giant of Portugal, Figo stated that he would not accept to go along with the election process that is designed “for the delivery of absolute power to one man”.
Not only Louis Figo, but another candidate, Dutch soccer federation president Michael van Praag, has also reportedly withdrawn his name from the election. In fact, the decision came before the announcement made by Louis Figo. So, right now, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein from Jordan is the only person to participate in FIFA election against Mr. Sepp Blatter.
Figo notably said that he is disgusted with the hypocrisy of federation presidents around the world. He also accused that a few people tried raising their voice, but they were forced to remain silent on this regard. He has not exposed any name of such people though!
Figo added that FIFA is living under the dictatorship of Blatter, whose reelection is almost certain. Under the dictatorship, FIFA undoubtedly lost all its credibility. Due to massive scandals and corruptions, football is getting harmed worldwide. Both Figo and Van Praag expressed their concerns on the future of football.
Figo opined that he found place for democratic debate in Europe, as UEFA has opposed Blatter and supported all three opponents against him.
However, Van Praag gave his support to Prince Ali, but Figo has not announced any such moves.
