KNVB has high hopes united Europe in FIFA election – NUsport.nl

The KNVB is confident that Europe at the FIFA election in late May will form a united front.

The votes of the majority of Member States would then Michael van Praag, president of the Dutch Football Association, have to go.

The KNVB has received good signals from Europe about the candidacy of Prague, on Monday presented his plans in Zeist.

The former president of Ajax has less than three months to campaign, but thinks that finding a short period of time to attend conferences from all six confederations.

Blatter

continents of Asia, Africa and Oceania with a total of 111 of the 209 FIFA countries have already voted for the current president Sepp Blatter, who at 79 still wants to begin a new term of four years.

The Swiss was not known Monday in the speech of Van Praag, unlike his speech announcing his candidacy last month in Amsterdam

That was his intention -. that still exists – to appoint honorary president Blatter and a foundation establish that bears his name and for disadvantaged children committed a prominent role.

Unlike continents such as Asia and Africa is the voting behavior of the European unions normally diverse. Still think the KNVB that a large part of the 54 countries is to get one line.

Former top players

Bert van Oostveen, leader of the campaign team of Van Praag, find the no need for Europe to one candidate from sliding forward. “There’s not talked about,” the director of professional football KNVB was clear at the extraordinary meetings of the association in Zeist.

This is also because it comes on the FIFA office in Zurich on 29 May for graduated elections having a first and second round. That means that the final vote be still divided between two candidates.

Former football player Luis Figo and Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan are the other competitors from Prague. The KNVB has provisionally not considered to add a former top player in the campaign.

Renowned former internationals Johan Cruyff, Willem van Hanegem and Ruud Gullit rallied recently behind the candidacy of Prague.

The KNVB wants to use the support of big names from the Dutch football only if it really has a function, especially since Figo itself is a prominent name in international football

Summary:. Main FIFA plans From Prague | From Prague promises national federations million dollars per year

By: NU.nl/Charlie Boatswain

Picture: Reuters