The Football Association chief David Bernstein spoke to encourage fellow FIFA members to delay the voting so new candidates could come forward.
Blatter said: I’m the president of all the associations and will work with all of them. There’s no bad feeling with any of the associations that didn’t vote for me. I’m the president of Fifa, and with 186 votes I’m proud. Don’t worry about the English.
“The number one national association in Fifa – the FA founded the game in 1863 – have the right to be called the FA, Football Association. They should be an example, so that was a surprise.”
