{"id":7645,"date":"2015-07-21T03:12:35","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T03:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2015-07-21T03:56:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T03:56:26","slug":"fifa2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/fifa2","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Finally Sets A Date For Its Next Presidential Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Regardless, the election to pick the next president will take place on February\u00a026th 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>It has been a crazy couple of months<\/h2>\n<p>From the moment the corruption case against several high-ranking FIFA officials began in May, President Sepp Blatter has been trying to convince everyone that it was not as bad as it seemed. He even accused that it was all just a plot to undermine his presidency. Evidence of corruption kept coming out, but the 79-year-old president managed to get re-elected for a fifth consecutive term amidst all the chaos. However, people inside and outside of the sports organization were not happy about his re-election and wanted Blatter to resign. He resisted at first: last month, he stated that he would <i>\u201clay down his mandate.\u201d <\/i>\u00a0Obviously, his tune has changed now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7647\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/maxresdefault-1-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8TS0IZwFHe8\/maxresdefault.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>The uncertainty has finally ended<\/h2>\n<p>When Blatter first announced that he would resign but did not give a deadline for elections, it was uncertain what would happen. Some believed that he would not actually let go of his power and was just buying time. But it appears that it is not the case, as he has stated that his reign at FIFA is without a doubt drawing to a close. <i>\u201cI will not be a candidate for the 2016 election,\u201d <\/i>he announced at the press conference. <i>\u201cI cannot be declared responsible for the moral behavior of the members of FIFA.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7648\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA.jpg\" alt=\"2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA-529x300.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.enca.com\/enca\/2014-09-26T140800Z_1244570581_BM2EA9Q17GC01_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FIFA.JPG\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A rough day for Blatter<\/h2>\n<p>As if all of this was not bad enough for Blatter, later in the day, British comedian Simon Brodkin snuck into the press conference and threw a pile of money at him. Brodkin stood in front of him and joked about a North Korea bid for the 2026 World Cup. Then Blatter asked for his security to take the comedian away. As he is about to be escorted out of the room, Brodkin says <em>\u201chere you go, Sepp\u201d<\/em> and tosses fake cash at him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7649\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CKXiBNMWsAAhGrJ.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CKXiBNMWsAAhGrJ.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CKXiBNMWsAAhGrJ-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CKXiBNMWsAAhGrJ-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CKXiBNMWsAAhGrJ.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He was not amused<\/h2>\n<p>Brodkin was later photographed being driven away by Swiss police. \u00a0You can watch the video of the incident here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sepp Blatter Has Money Thrown At Him By Lee Nelson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pqO6tK8_Wg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/fifa-corruption\">SEE ALSO:\u00a014 FIFA Officials Indicted On Corruption Charges.<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two months after a corruption scandal in one of the most powerful sports organizations 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