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FIFA discus delaying presidential election

Sepp Blatter and Russia President Vladimir Putin during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Sepp Blatter and Russia President Vladimir Putin during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 World Cup in Russia

FIFA is discussing delaying the election for their next president following the suspensions given to Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.

Reuters news agency reports that the item is expected to be on the agenda of an emergency executive committee meeting which could make the decision to postpone the vote, scheduled for 26 February.

FIFA said on Friday that a decision whether to hold an emergency executive meeting would likely be made next week.

Currently the election nominations need to be provided by 26 October.

"For the time being the schedule is as it is," a FIFA spokesperson said, adding that only the executive committee had the power to make a decision on the election date.

The FIFA spokesperson did not want to speculate further on the matter.       

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