Anyone who doubted that this alliance - which could conceivably deliver 46 (AFC) + 53 (UEFA) = 99 votes, ie nearly enough to win, to a favoured buy fifa 16 coins Presidential candidate - had held firm over the recent somewhat turbulent weeks will have been put right by Sheikh Ahmad's comments this week in Washington.
"I was a supporter for Michel, I still am a supporter for Michel," Sheikh Ahmad said of Platini, who, while remaining a FIFA Presidential candidate, has suffered a major setback owing to a 90-day suspension over an allegedly "disloyal" payment, imposed by the FIFA Ethics Committee. "If he has the right to run we will support him," he said.
Sheikh Ahmad further indicated that he thought Shaikh Salman, also a candidate in the FIFA race along with Infantino, would withdraw from the contest if Platini, who is fighting his corner and insists that the payment is legitimate, is allowed to run.
Now, four months is a terribly, terribly long time in football politics. The fact that all three of these men - Platini, Shaikh Salman and Infantino - are currently running suggests to me that everyone is hedging their bets. However, if this UEFA-www.fifachampion.com alliance proves worth its salt over what is bound to be a testing period between now and polling day, I think it very likely that only one of them will stay the course, though I would not like to say which one at present.