FIFA chief Sepp Blatter (L) receives a gift from Palestinian children during his visit to Dura al-Qar' village in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter shrugged off Luis Figo's accusation he had turned world football's ruling body into a dictatorship as the election campaign moved towards its final stages on Tuesday.
Former world player of the year Figo, 42, of Portugal, fired a parting shot when withdrawing his presidential candidacy last week, saying Blatter was a dictator and the election was nothing more than a plebiscite, meaning it was not a fair and open contest.
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