FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke (L) smiles next to former Brazilian striker and member of the 2014 World Cup local organizing committee Ronaldo during a news conference after a visit to National Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter's chances of remaining in office after 2015 have increased dramatically after FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke urged him to stay in the job.
Valcke was asked if he would be standing as FIFA president and after laughing off that suggestion by saying he had a World Cup to organise, he said Blatter should change his mind about stepping down.
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