'Courageous' or 'good news?' World football reacts to Blatter's departure
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2015-06-02
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As Sepp Blatter permanently benches himself from the beautiful game, reactions to his sudden departure from FIFA have been flooding in.
Michel Platini
UEFA President Michel Platini – long touted a a potential successor to Blatter – called his decision “difficult,” “brave” and “right.”
The FA and Luis Figo
The English Football Association labelled the exit “good news for world football and FIFA.” It was a sentiment echoed by Portugal’s Luis Figo, who briefly stood in last week’s FIFA presidential election, before withdrawing from the race.
In messages on social media, the former player said he hoped football’s world governing body would now “enter a new era.”
Change is finally coming. Let’s find a solution to start a new era of transparency and democracy in FIFA. http://t.co/XXYt1NfooH— Luís Figo (@LuisFigo) June 2, 2015
Russia
In Russia, the host nation for the 2018 World Cup, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko described the decision as “courageous,” but “taken under pres
Michel Platini
UEFA President Michel Platini – long touted a a potential successor to Blatter – called his decision “difficult,” “brave” and “right.”
The FA and Luis Figo
The English Football Association labelled the exit “good news for world football and FIFA.” It was a sentiment echoed by Portugal’s Luis Figo, who briefly stood in last week’s FIFA presidential election, before withdrawing from the race.
In messages on social media, the former player said he hoped football’s world governing body would now “enter a new era.”
Change is finally coming. Let’s find a solution to start a new era of transparency and democracy in FIFA. http://t.co/XXYt1NfooH— Luís Figo (@LuisFigo) June 2, 2015
Russia
In Russia, the host nation for the 2018 World Cup, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko described the decision as “courageous,” but “taken under pres
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