Sepp Blatter labelled corrupt 'cannibal' as Fifa presidency fight heats up
Asian football powerbroker Chung Moon-joon also questions election rival Michel Platini, seeing him as a stooge
South Korean billionaire Chung Moon-joon pushed his candidacy for the Fifa presidency in uncompromising terms on Thursday, calling Sepp Blatter a corrupt "cannibal" and painting his main election rival Michel Platini as an untrustworthy stooge.
A former Fifa vice-president and powerbroker of Asian football, Chung described himself as a non-European, untainted by scandal and with a vision to make football's governing body globally representative.
Blatter is like a cannibal eating his parents and then crying he's an orphan. He tries to blame everybody except himself
The billionaire scion of Korea's Hyundai group, confirmed he would announce his candidacy to replace Blatter next week and also pledged that, if elected, he would serve only a single, four-year term.
"During those four years I hope I can fulfil my agenda, making Fifa a true, sporting NGO - open, transparent, moral, ethical and truly global," Chung said.
The 63-year-old joins a shortlist of declared and likely candidates that includes the likes of Uefa president Platini and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, who ousted Chung from the Fifa executive board in 2011.
Frenchman Platini, who confirmed his candidacy on Wednesday, is seen as the front runner and is believed to have the backing of four of Fifa's six regional confederations.
Blatter decided to stand down shortly after being re-elected as president in June with scandal-hit Fifa's reputation in tatters. He announced last week that the election for his successor would be held on February 26.