FIFA: "My manifesto will be based on the need for ‎reform" (Gianni Infantino)

"I will in due course be setting out my detailed thinking in a manifesto which will address the challenges and opportunities ahead. It will be based on the need for ‎reform and also for a FIFA that genuinely serves the interests of all 209 national associations, big or small, and that puts football and football development at the top of its agenda," stated Gianni Infantino, UEFA General Secretary and candidate for the presidency of FIFA, on 10/26/2015 -- the deadline for the submission of candidate applications.

The UEFA Executive Committee unanimously supports the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, "after consultation with European and national associations of the global football family", UEFA announced earlier in the day on 26/10/2015.

"I am very proud of what we have achieved at UEFA and the way in which we conduct ourselves as an organisation. The values at the heart of UEFA are shared by many in the global football family," stated Gianni Infantino in a press release (published by the press service of UEFA) in which he did not mention the name of Michel Platini, UEFA president and…