Football: Blatter won't seek fifth term as Fifa boss unless legacy is threatened
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MADRID (REUTERS) - Fifa president Sepp Blatter has said he will not stand for a fifth term when his current mandate ends in 2015 - as long as there is a candidate who he believes will continue his work to "globalise" soccer.
The Swiss, who turned 77 this month, was elected president of soccer's world governing body in 1998 and has consistently refused to rule out standing again in two years as long as his health permits.
"I will not carry on as long as there is at least one candidate prepared to continue my work," he said in an interview with Spanish sports daily As published on Thursday.
"The most important thing for me is that the person who takes over Fifa does so with the spirit of globalisation of soccer that we have developed in recent years."
