Sepp Blatter denies a plot to hand over FIFA presidency to Michel Platini . Bin Hammam , who was Asian president when Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament , was then suspended in May and subsequently handed a lifetime ban from football for allegedly offering bribes in exchange for support in June 's presidential ballot . Report from ESPN suggests Platini would succeed Blatter in two years . Score: 6 Blatter was elected unopposed for a fourth term as FIFA chief in June .
Sepp Blatter denies a plot to hand over FIFA presidency to Michel Platini . Report from ESPN suggests Platini would succeed Blatter in two years . Score: 6 Blatter was elected unopposed for a fourth term as FIFA chief in June .