AP, Geneva :
FIFA President Sepp Blatter will announce on Friday his candidacy for re-election in a 2015 campaign he is overwhelmingly favored to win.
No surprise there: Blatter has carefully plotted his path toward formal declaration by many small steps in recent months.
Events this month have perfectly condensed Blatter’s 16-and-counting years atop football’s often storm-tossed world governing body.
A furor is raging over full disclosure of the investigative report detailing possible corruption in the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar.
Meanwhile, Blatter has been perfectly calm at center stage, mapping what seems an inevitable fifth-term victory next May.
His formal declaration on Friday, after a two-day executive committee session, will compete for attention at the ensuing news conference for attention.
Personal and political business as usual at Blatter’s FIFA. Here are some things to know about the challenges and scandals of the 78-year-old Swiss official’s reign.
