FIFA, Blatter hold secret talks on future

Joseph Sepp Blatter (R), FIFA president, speaks at an awarding ceremony, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), on Oct. 10, 2013. [File photo: Xinhua] 

Secret talks between FIFA officials and Sepp Blatter have taken place over his future as the president of football's world governing body.

The discussions, involving representatives from a number of football confederations, started in October last year.

But Blatter has since confirmed his intention to run for a fifth term in office next year.

The recent crisis within the world football governing body, stems from an investigation into alleged corruption into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar and could have far-reaching effects on Blatter's prospects of re-election.

Meanwhile, the FIFA President has said that he would publish an "appropriate" version of the explosive corruption investigation report.

"I was able to convince all the members of the executive committee, and we had for once unity, the unity of the executive to say okay yes we will support the publication of this report, but in the adequate form and always and when all investigation matters not only are finished but closed."

Last week, FIFA's ethics committee investigator quit. Michael Garcia cited a lack of independence in FIFA's judicial process for his decision.

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