Grant Wahl To Take On Sepp Blatter For The FIFA Presidency

Grant Wahl announced today in a Sports Illustrated article that he’s planning (seriously!) on challenging Sepp Blatter for the FIFA Presidency, throwing his name into the hat for the June 1st elections. On the face of it, this is an appealing idea - Sepp Blatter’s regime is widely regarded as corrupt beyond belief, and there’s a strong suspicion around the globe that FIFA in general needs a shakeup. I can only imagine that this is why Mr. Wahl is receiving such strong support today. On the SI poll, readers of the article voted overwhelmingly that they’d rather see Wahl in office rather than Blatter or alternate candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam; an extraordinary 96% of responders voting for the crown prince of soccer journalism and just 2% each for Blatter and Bin Hammam, who Grant (perhaps accurately) dismisses as just another FIFA insider.

That’s a pretty strong endorsement from the voting public.