The Football Association will aim to host
only UEFA events until Sepp Blatter steps
down as FIFA president, says Greg Dyke.
FA chairman Dyke was speaking to
the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) select
committee on Tuesday morning on a variety
of topics, including the corruption enquiry of
the World Cup bidding process, the 2018
and 2022 hosts Russia and Qatar
respectively and the forthcoming
presidential elections at FIFA.
Blatter, who has led football's international
governing body since 1998, recently said he
will ask its 209 member countries for their
backing to seek a fifth term as president
despite insisting three years ago his current
term would be his last.
The Switzerland-born Blatter will be 79
when the election is held next May and
some of Europe's football administrators
have already aired their views, including
UEFA president Michel Platini who stated
FIFA needed a "breath of fresh air".
Dyke said: "We've already taken the
decision that we will not bid for FIFA
tournaments - our decision is we will
concentrate in the years ahead on bidding
for UEFA tournaments.
"I don't think we should walk out of FIFA
because within a week everyone
has forgotten you.
"I don't think that sort of gesture-politics
would help. I think trying to reform through
UEFA and from the inside is the better way
forward.
"A lot of the European football associations
have made it clear they didn’t support him.
I'm afraid that from the rest of the world there
is overwhelming support. If he runs again he
will win."
Asked if he would vote against Blatter, Dyke
added: "It's not my decision. As an
organisation we haven’t discussed it yet but
it's unlikely I will vote for him. There is a
large movement in Europe against him.
"We think there's a limited amount of time
people should sit on the FIFA executive. We
voted in favour of that but most voted against
it. It's that sort of reform that is needed to
make sure we get proper turnover. Hopefully
a new president coming in would take a look
at the whole structure."
The current focus of the CMS committee is
the World Cup bidding process in 2010
which saw Russia win the right to host the
2018 World Cup and Qatar four years later.
Since the completion of that process, there
have been allegations of bribery and
corruption, with Blatter accusing the British
media of "discrimination and racism" and
creating a plot to "destroy" his organisation.
FIFA-appointed investigator Michael Garcia
is compiling a report into the alleged
corruption, a claim that the Qatar bid deny.
The report, delayed until September, will be
delivered to ethics judge Joachim Eckert
who will use the investigation file to decide
on possible sanctions against nine bidders
which competed to host the 2018 or 2022
World Cup.
Dyke rejected accusations that the FA was
involved in a push for a new 2022 host,
stating: "We are not part of a conspiracy. I
can't see it's necessarily to our benefit. If
you're going to be involved in a conspiracy
you would normally think there's something
for your benefit.
"There's no benefit for England. We never
said Qatar should be stripped of the World
Cup. If Mr Garcia's report demonstrates
there was corruption then clearly the whole
process should be looked at again.
"What you’ve seen within FIFA as a reaction
to the Sunday Times article (who published
a story alleging corruption in June) is a very
defensive response with Blatter saying FIFA
is under attack. I don't see it that way. What
we are saying is 'can you assure us that all
this information is available to Mr Garcia'."
The Qatar bid has also attracted criticism
over the prospect of the World Cup being
played in temperatures exceeding 50
degrees Celsius.
Dyke added: "There is no chance it will be
held in the summer of 2022 - the discussion
is when else it will be held. If you've been to
Qatar in the summer you can hardly walk in
the streets. The health and safety people
say it wasn't safe and it certainly wouldn't be
safe.
"Air-conditioned stadiums are one thing but
fans moving around on the streets, in and
out of stadiums - it will be too dangerous to
have it there in the summer."
With Russia hosting the next World Cup in
2018, Dyke also expressed his concern
about the current conflict in Ukraine but
insisted there should not be any knee-jerk
reactions.
He said: "I don’t think you can make a
decision based on one week’s events, but I
do think the technical report needs to be a
very important part of the decision and that
includes the political stability."
Source --- www.m.skysports.com/article/football//9390543

See respectable FA talking. Not like some FA we know that runs from pillar to post (and back to pillar again).

Inasmuch as their protest would not change anything, sepp blatter should go down honourably and shouldn't wait to be disgraced out. England can't say they won't bid for any fifa major competition in the next four years when we know 2 worldcups(this they have they eyez on) to come have been given to russia and qatar respectively and take it as a protest. If they want to protest, they should do so by 'ceasing' to be a member of fifa. England always think they're special and their national teams are nowhere to be found on the map when it comes to fifa-organized competition.

diceman1: See respectable FA talking. Not like some FA we know that runs from pillar to post (and back to pillar again).

which and which is that? I knw u will call NFF here.

wetin na d guy wan die there.