( CNN ) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied reports that he plans to hand over power to UEFA chief Michel Platini before the end of his final four-year tenure as the head of world football 's governing body . Blatter , 75 , was elected unopposed for a fourth term in June after allegations of bribery and corruption led to the suspension of his sole opponent -- the former head of the Asian Football Confederation , Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar . Former France international Platini was voted in for a second term as head of European football 's ruling body in March , and also serves as a FIFA vice-president . A report from ESPN on Tuesday claimed a deal had been struck between Blatter and Platini which would see the former European Footballer of the Year assume FIFA 's top job in two years . `` The existence of a reported 'deal ' between me and Michel Platini for the FIFA Presidency is pure nonsense , '' Blatter wrote on his official account on social networking site Twitter . `` The suggestion that I intend to stop my four-year mandate before its end is simply ridiculous . '' It has been a troubled 12 months for FIFA , with officials Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii both receiving bans from the organization in November 2010 . Nigeria 's Adamu and Temarii of Tahiti were accused of offering to sell their votes during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups . Adamu 's appeal against his three-year ban will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on October 4 . 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 . The 62-year-old denies the charges and his appeal hearing against the ban will be heard on Thursday .
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 .