According to Daily Mail, delegates of the 64th FIFA Congress in Sao Paolo has expressed their support to current organization president Sepp Blatter by voting on the age and term limits for existing officials. This seemed to coincide with Blatter's intentions to campaign for a fifth term next year, as he has recently declared to run for the FIFA presidency.
The UK tabloid said a number of European associations had proposed the age-limit motion, which was voted overwhelmingly by FIFA delegates.
On the other hand, Blatter mettle with the FIFA leadership is greatly tested with the controversy surrounding Qatar's winning bid to host the World Cup in 2022. The Football Association chairman Greg Dyke and Dutch chief Michael Van Praag on Tuesday has already called for Blatter to stand down from the presidency at the UEFA summit.
Blatter said about the two football group leaders' calls, "I have had to accept a number of blows but what I saw and heard at the UEFA meeting was the most disrespectful thing I have experienced in my entire life, on the football pitch and in my home."
Daily Mail observed that Blatter obviously ignored to face the allegations of bid rigging for hosting the World Cup. In what appeared to be his typical style, Blatter reportedly suggested that the only reason football is under great scrutiny is that it is gaining popularity and later on said his predictions out loud of football having an inter-planetary competition as well as a World Cup. Moreover, he further deviated from the Qatar bid controversy by tackling a less important matter, which was regarding the limit on the times managers can contest to refereeing decisions in a match.
And in a tactic that could be likened to sweeping the dirt under the rug, Blatter announced that all 209 FIFA member countries would stand to receive $750,000 (£450,000) bonus, with the football Confederations getting £4.2 million.
