Is it logical that you will take over from Sepp Blatter as FIFA president?
Not in my mind, no. I have a family, I have two small kids, six years and three years, who I also have to take care of. It takes a lot of my time, watching my kids growing up. For the next four years, I have been elected from UEFA to serve on the executive committee, so I don’t know what to expect. The president has been re-elected because there was no competitor for this position. We should be very happy to have a man like Sepp Blatter in such a leading position. He has done an excellent job and will do so for the next four years. So it’s too early to speak about the presidency? Yes, I am thinking about tomorrow, not what is going on in four years! Are you happy that Michel Platini is UEFA president? Yes. Lennart Johansson did a wonderful job and UEFA now is in the best condition ever. But Johansson is now nearly 80, so it’s natural that a younger man has succeeded him. Platini won the election and now everybody has to work with him. He is a former footballer, a young, very dynamic pe
