UEFA Congress in Budapest, Orbán meets FIFA head

Budapest (MTI) – European soccer body UEFA has convened a special session of its executive committee for May 18 to discuss the question of the body’s presidency.

Speaking on the sidelines of the UEFA Congress in Budapest on Monday, German football association (DFB) President Wolfgang Niersbach said the Court of Arbitration for Sport would decide the fate of current president Michel Platini by next week at the latest.

UEFA president Platini and FIFA president Sepp Blatter originally both received eight-year bans from soccer-related activity for corruption, but the suspension was later reduced to six years for both men.

The executive committee finalised the selection process for the host of the 2024 European Championship. Candidate countries can start submitting their bids in September. Applications will be open until March 2017. UEFA will select the host country in September 2018.

Orbán meets FIFA head prior to UEFA congress