FIFA: "I told Blatter that he must have the courage and honesty to leave" (Michel Platini)

"I told Blatter that he must have the courage, honesty, greatness to leave. He told me it was too late, that Congress begins in a few hours..." stated Michel Platini, the UEFA president, during a press conference in Zurich (SUI), on 28/05/2015.

Eugenio Figueredo (Uruguay) and Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands), two of the eight vice-presidents of FIFA, and five other leaders of international football were arrested in Zurich (SUI) on 27/05/2015, following extradition requests made by United States, on the eve of the opening of the FIFA Congress (28 and 29/05/2015), in which the president of the international federation for the 2015-2019 period will be elected.

"A very large majority of national associations from Europe will vote for Prince Ali, and if they are to be trusted I believe he will get 45 or 46 votes from Europe. I'm trying to convince a couple who are not convinced," said Michel Platini, just before the opening of the award ceremony of the 65^th FIFA Congress on 05/28/2015 (17:00 CET).

Two presidential candidates, Joseph Blatter (SUI) and Ali Bin Al Hussein (JOR)

"The election of…