This was reported by De Volkskrant on Monday.
In addition to many Eastern European countries also turn the federation presidents of Iceland and the top countries France and Spain have given their votes to Blatter writes the newspaper. President Noel Le Graet of the French Football Federation confirmed Friday night after the election all that on the 79-year-old Swiss had voted.
Blatter is long been under fire from many European countries. After the unveiling of a new bribery scandal within FIFA, two days before the election, Platini urged within UEFA to unanimously vote for challenger Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan.
Despite assurances from 45 to 50 countries to do the same, Europe appeared divided Friday. Ten to fifteen countries would have chosen Blatter. The incumbent president booked partly because a sound victory (133-73).
“I’ve seen many elections and afterwards you always hear stories about who voted for whom,” says KNVB president and former Presidential candidate Michael van Praag to De Volkskrant . “The fact is that Friday I had information that Ali was going to win. Countries said they would vote for him, which have not done so ‘
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The division in Europe means also it is unlikely that UEFA will secede from FIFA, which last week threatened. Prior to the final of the Champions League next Saturday in Berlin get the European countries to discuss the situation.
“This can not continue, and in this system is rotten, ” said KNVB -director Bert van Oostveen Friday after earnings from Blatter.
“It’s the small countries that make a majority each time. While countries like France, Germany, England, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and name them all but, still a large part of world football. You will therefore be a blank ‘sheet’ should deal with each other and have to go to a new organization. “
Interestingly enough just turn out the powers of Spain and France, the country of UEFA President Platini, right on Blatter . to have voted
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