UEFA President Michel Platini has said he can no longer support FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter.
Platini revealed in an interview that he has told Blatter it is time for him to leave his post after Blatter reneged on a vow to step down in 2015.
Blatter suggested at this week’s FIFA congress that he would stand for re-election but Platini has confirmed he won’t have his support after members of the UEFA delegation publically opposed Blatter.
“I am supporting him no longer, it's finished,” Platini said, according to Sky Sports. “He knows it, I told him. I think FIFA needs a new breath of fresh air.
“I share the European position. A new mandate for [Blatter] would not be good for football. But he is a person one has to respect and he has all my respect.”
Asked if he would consider opposing Blatter in the election, Platini hinted he would, but clarified if he chose not to it wouldn’t be out of fear of losing.
“It is an option to run but it is not because Sepp Blatter is a candidate that Michel Platini won't be,” he continued.
“In any case this situation it is not exactly as if I have to choose in between going to hospital or to prison.”
