`` Because their federations were candidates to host continental competitions . Sepp Blatter could face his presidential rivals in Vienna next month . The FIFA president is under pressure to step down after the publication of a report by U.S. law firm Covington & Burling that accuses him and other top officials at world football's governing body of accepting bribes from Luis Figo , Michael van Praag and Prince Ali keen on open debate . UEFA considers giving each candidate allotted time to speak at its congress .
Sepp Blatter could face his presidential rivals in Vienna next month . The FIFA president is under pressure to step down after the publication of a report by U.S. law firm Covington & Burling that accuses him and other top officials at world football's governing body of accepting bribes from Luis Figo , Michael van Praag and Prince Ali keen on open debate . UEFA considers giving each candidate allotted time to speak at its congress .