Blatter: UEFA lacks courage and must 'be respectful' of my wish to stay

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has accused UEFA of lacking the “courage” to provide a challenge to his leadership, and called on the European governing body to be “respectful” of his wish to continue in the role.

Blatter will be bidding for a fifth term in office at the election in May, with so far only three candidates – French former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne, Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan and former Tottenham winger David Ginola - having declared their intention to stand against him.