Australia to vote against Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he attends a news conference after a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich in this September 26, 2014 file picture. Swiss authorities have opened criminal proceedings against individuals on suspicion of mismanagement and money laundering related to the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA soccer World Cups in Russia and Qatar. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/Files

FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he attends a news conference after a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich in this September 26, 2014 file picture. Swiss authorities have opened criminal proceedings against individuals on suspicion of mismanagement and money laundering related to the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA soccer World Cups in Russia and Qatar. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/Files

Published May 28, 2015

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Sydney - Australian soccer officials said they were planning to vote for Prince Ali bin Al Hussein at the Fifa presidential election, in direct contrast to the Asian Football Confederation which had earlier re-affirmed its support for Sepp Blatter.

The Football Federation of Australia had previously been a staunch ally of Blatter but issued a statement on Thursday saying soccer's world governing body needed a new leader.

“FFA believes that profound change within Fifa is needed as soon as possible to address issues of governance and transparency,” the statement read.

Reuters

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