Mohamed Bin Hammam has claimed that is it time for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to step down, after 13 years in charge, as he campaigns to take charge of world football's governing body.
Blatter has not had a challenger to his presidency since 2002, when he beat Cameroon's Issa Hayatou in a landslide victory, and Asian confederation chairman Bin Hammam, 61, maintains it is time for someone else to bring changes to the game.
"I was a supporter of Blatter and I have never regretted anything about that - he has contributed a lot for the development of the game,'' he said. "But he has been there a long time in that position. There must be the question: Mr President - when is it enough?''
The Qatari also insists that, should he be elected, he would set a minimum term of office so that history does not repeat itself.
"I will limit myself to a maximum of eight years. If I am elected I will bring the proposal back so that the president of FIFA remains only for eight years,'' he said. ''Mr Blatter came wanting eight years, two mandates, then 12 years and three mandates, and now four mandates and actually nothing is changing in the last three or four years.
"I am not saying I am the Godfather of football but I don't see anything moving, anything changing. Most of what we are seeing and hearing is criticism from outside towards FIFA and most of the time I don't think it's fair. This is what is driving me."
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