President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini said at a press conference in Zurich that he had asked FIFA head Joseph Blatter to resign from his post. this . reports Basler Zeitung

According to Platini, the request was due to the fact that too many scandals had erupted around FIFA.

As the head of UEFA said, Blatter refused to resign from his post, as it was too late to do so before the election of a new president.

UEFA will not boycott the elections of the head of the organization and calls for voting for the candidate from Jordan, Prince Ali. Platini believes that changing the FIFA president is the only chance to change the organization.

Blatter himself welcomed the anti-corruption investigation at FIFA.

Department of Justice The US has charged FIFA officials with accepting and giving bribes, extortion, fraud and money laundering. After this, criminal cases were opened in Switzerland regarding bribes to FIFA members when considering bids to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, which will be held in Russia and Qatar.

On March 27, 14 people were arrested in Zurich as part of the case, including vice-presidents of the FIFA executive committee and a member of the FIFA World Cup organizing committee. According to US Attorney General Loretta Lynch , further arrests are possible.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the arrests of FIFA officials another attempt by the United States to extend its jurisdiction to other states and prevent Joseph Blatter from being re-elected as FIFA president.

UEFA President asks Blatter to resign as FIFA head