article_snippet.sent: The club are known to be keen for a fresh voice to be heard from The club hierarchy following the departure last October of CEO Ron Gourlay, whom Marina Granovskaia has effectively replaced.
article_snippet.sent: No wonder the Garcia report into World Cup bid corruption is still under wraps when FIFA spend nearly a year dealing with utter irrelevancies.
article_snippet.sent: The three challengers to Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, Prince Ali of Jordan, Michael van Praag and Luis Figo, are all expected to speak at the Soccerex conference in Jordan next month.
article_snippet.sent: But the trio’s bids look doomed after Sepp Blatter was pledged all 54 votes from the African Football Congress on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: President Issa Hayatou told Sepp Blatter:
article_snippet.sent: Africa is comfortable having you, Africa stays with Sepp Blatter.
article_snippet.sent: Sepp Blatter was pledged all 54 votes from the African Football Congress the African Football Congress on Tuesday in a blow to Sepp Blatter rivals .
highlights_snippet.sent: Sepp Blatter's rivals' FIFA bids look doomed after Africa pledge .