FIFA chief says age limits for officials "discriminatory"May 28, 2013 - 13:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Proposed age limits for FIFA officials could be considered as a form of discrimination, president Sepp Blatter said on Monday, as the 77-year-old reaffirmed his opposition to the idea, Reuters reported. "It's not up to me, we are in a democratic process with the member associations voting," he said in an interview with FIFA's website (www.fifa.com). "However, personally, I've already said I was against the age limit as I believe it is not a relevant criteria, not everyone is the same at 60, 70, 80, etc. It could even be seen as discriminatory. Passion makes the difference." FIFA's annual Congress in Mauritius will decide on Friday, May 31 whether to impose age limits for senior FIFA officials as well as limiting the number of mandates they can serve, which is currently unlimited. "I am not against a limitation of a number of mandates, this rule applies in many democracies in fact. But then it should apply to everybody," said Blatter who is in his fourth mandate. Blatter also praised the reforms FIFA has already implemented to root out corruption following a series of high- profile cases. "I believe in our process, we achieved a lot already and the system in place works well. I think it'd be unfair to say we are not doing well," he said. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |