President of UEFA and that of FIFA seem to be standing against each other over the issue that where EURO 2020 championship league will be played. While, FIFA president has a view to host this mega sporting event in twenty nations, Platini has different views on that. Blatter recently gave an interview to a sport magazine where he said that UEFA is lacking ‘heart and soul’ to see Championship league become a multinational event. In respond, UEFA president said in an another interview that there are 53 football associations under UEFA and 52 out of them have agreed on FIFA’s plan to host a multinational event except Turkey, and now Blatter’s comment questioning their intention is actually an attack on 52 football associations who have agreed upon the concept. He said, “An attack on Euro 2020 may well be aimed at the UEFA president, but in fact, it is really an attack on 52 out of 53 European football associations. I respect everyone’s opinion, including, of course, that of Mr. Blatter, with whom – contrary to what I have read in some places – I get on perfectly well.”
He smartly converted an issue as if it belongs to European league’s nations while Blatter comment was not aimed so. Though, Platini insists he still maintain good relations with FIFA president but the matter related to a multi host championship league in getting more critical. Actually, Platini has long been seeing as a next candidate for FIFA president ever since Blatter has declared that he would voluntarily set aside once his current tenure expires. Both these cold enemies will meet each other on executive committee meet on Thursday where they are expected to discuss various matters related to global soccer reforms, including fixing maximum age limit for key FIFA posts. Notably, UEFA has long been supporting a 72 years age limit for all elected or appointed FIFA posts for which it has been widely criticized. In respond to their stand over age limit, what UEFA president said is,
“It is ridiculous to accuse the European associations of being conservative, because they themselves started this reform process and have also made numerous additional reform proposals. For example, they want people who have been convicted of corruption to be ineligible to stand at FIFA elections, and want better control and transparency of the in-flow and out-flow of financial payments.”