Blatter submits bid

Published January 30, 2015

ZURICH: FIFA President Sepp Blatter confirmed that he had submitted his bid to run for re-election on Thursday, the deadline day for nominations to be handed in, without revealing which five national federations have nominated him.

“Today is a key date in the electoral calendar. I’ve made my submission, now the electoral committee follow a process,” the 78-year-old said on Twitter.

Published in Dawn, January 30th, 2015

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