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Maldini rages against Blatter
By Nadia Carminati - Created on 6 Sep 2006
Italian hero Paolo Maldini has denounced what he perceives to be an anti-Azzurri agenda within Fifa, with president Sepp Blatter the
main target of his ire.
The Milan legend has focused his attack around the fact that Blatter skipped the World Cup final ceremony, leaving Uefa president
Lennart Johansson to hand the trophy to Fabio Cannavaro after the penalty victory over France in Berlin.
Maldini feels Blatter's snub is evidence of a political agenda within the sport's governing body that is aligned against the
European superpower.
"A thing that really bothered me, has been the way Fifa treated us in Berlin," Maldini told Panorama.
"Blatter didn't want to award us and this has been a scandal which our federation didn't react to.
"I have never seen a similar thing, it's not enough.
"That person, as he can, continues talking badly about our football and he's not the only one.
"This behaviour allows us to understand why in the past we haven't won what we deserved.
"It's a political matter, we are not present in the 'drawing room' that counts, and Blatter's behaviour confirmed it.
"The Italian Federation must behave as one of the world champions."
When Maldini eventually hangs up his boots, with the Rossoneri defender still going strong at 38, he is expected to adopt the role
of a footballing ambassador for his country.
"I'm thinking of this," he admitted, before going on to criticise Uefa presidential candidate and French legend Michel Platini.
"Michel Platini has always been considered a person that always says what he thinks.
"Now he's really bounded to what others think and say.
"I never like him when he talks." |
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