Polish football chief on 'chaos' after Blatter resignation
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
03.06.2015 11:01
Chairman of the Polish Football Association Zbigniew Boniek has revealed he was amazed to hear of FIFA chief Sepp Blatter's resignation.
FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter (L) speaks during a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, 02 June 2015. FIFA president Joseph Blatter says he is resigning and has called for an extraordinary congress to elect his successor. 'I will organise an extraordinary congress for a replacement for me as president,' he said at the
Blatter stood down on Tuesday, just four days after being re-elected as president of FIFA for a fifth term as the organisation battles with accusations of corruption.
“I see no reason to be sad because I did not vote for Blatter, but it's a shock nevertheless,” Boniek told the Gazeta Wyborcza daily.
“I was outside the house, and someone called and asked whether I knew what had happened. I told him to stop pulling my leg.”
The U.S. government indicted nine FIFA officials for racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering last week, but Blatter still managed to win a fifth term as FIFA chief on Friday.
“Perhaps it simply hadn't occurred to Blatter that he is no longer a guarantor of anything,” Boniek reflected.
“Maybe he had to sit alone within four walls to grasp that?
“Now there's chaos, and we'll see who's put themselves forward for the election.”
“When the avalanche descends, it doesn't stop at the first barrier," he noted.
“In my opinion, the avalanche is only just starting."
"There is chaos, and a lot of money is involved. We do not know what the future holds."(nh)