FIFA president refuses to participate in debate

Sepp Blatter has rejected the invitation to take part in a live television debate involving all four candidates for the FIFA presidency.

FIFA vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Dutch FA president Michael van Praag and former Portugal international Luis Figo  who are the other three candidates  had all agreed to take part in the debate but the current FIFA president Blatter has refused to join in.

Blatter was invited with a request from the BBC and Sky who are the organisers of the planned hour-long debate.

The event would have been hosted by top broadcasters from the two networks and given equal prominence to each candidate.