Blatter hits out at Qatar 2022 support claims 28/04/2010 |
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Sepp Blatter has slammed suggestions he has agreed to support Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
The Fifa president was quoted over the weekend as saying that he “strongly feels the World Cup should come to Qatar” following a visit to the Middle East.
But in an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Blatter insisted he was only being polite and says the same to every bid nation he visits.
“I have most certainly not made any deal. How could I? As president of Fifa I would never misuse my office," he said.
"I did the same in Qatar as I did with Mr Medvedev and Mr Putin in Moscow – what I also did in Japan and with the Korean President.
"I have told them all your candidacy is good, but it is not I who decides but 24 members of the executive committee. I do that in every country."
Blatter also took a swipe at Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam – the man most likely stand against him when he runs for re-election as Fifa president next year.
"I never had any problem with Mohamed,” Blatter added. He has behaved aggressively towards me in the last two [Fifa executive committee] meetings.
"I've always told him: We must work properly with each other, like members of the Fifa administration should do it, as gentlemen and sportsmen."
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