Saturday 30 May 2015

Dyke on Blatter re-election: This isn't over by any means

The 79-year-old will head Fifa for a fifth term after Friday's vote, but the Football Association chief and Gary Lineker have continued calls for change.Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has maintained that Fifa cannot continue under Sepp Blatter despite the president being re-elected for a fifth term.The 79-year-old failed to win a majority in the first round of votes but opponent Prince Ali withdrew before the second ballot to extend the president's stay, amid continued corruption allegations surrounding Fifa.
Dyke, a long-time critic of Blatter, insists change remains a must despite the result, telling Sky News: We think that's the impact of the events of this week, but this isn't over by any means.The events of this week were so dramatic for Fifa, but I cannot see Fifa reforming itself under Blatter. He's had 16 years to reform it but he hasn't done it.England won't withdraw from anything on its own and you can be absolutely certain about that. That'd be ridiculous. There'll be discussions about this and what Fifa should do next but that won't be England alone.This is the beginning not the end. I think there is a lot more of this to play out. This is not over by any means. To quote the Attorney General this is the beginning of the process, not the end.The idea Blatter could reform Fifa is suspect. I'd be very surprised if he was still in this job in two years time.Meanwhile, former England international and prominent TV pundit Gary Lineker was blunt with his assessment of Blatter's re-election, taking to Twitter is vent his anger at the result.

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