Blatter denies he will step down early
Reuters - Wednesday 14 September 2011, 15:11
BERNE - Sepp Blatter has
used Twitter to deny that he will quit
as FIFA President before the end of his mandate and said he had
not made a deal for Michel Platini to replace him.
"The suggestion that I intend to stop my four-year mandate
before its end is simply ridiculous," Blatter, 75, said on
Twitter on Wednesday.
"The suggestion of a reported 'deal' between me and Michel
Platini for the FIFA presidency is pure nonsense."
Blatter was re-elected for a fourth term in June, keeping
him in office until 2015. He has said he will not stand again
after that.
Former France captain Platini, the UEFA President, is widely
seen as a possible successor to the Swiss and his mandate also
ends in 2015.