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Blatter wants to continue past 2011

FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he has not finished his “mission” in football, and will seek to continue his tenure at top of the world governing body beyond the end of his current term in 2011.

"I have not finished my mission in soccer, I need more time. I hope that in 2011 the FIFA Congress has further faith in me, otherwise I'll go back to my village," the 73-year-old Swiss told Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport, as reported by Reuters.

Blatter is working to establish a number of initiatives to improve the game in his eyes, including extra officials to monitor the penalty box – which was trialled in this season’s Europa League – and the ‘6+5’ plan to increase the number of homegrown players at clubs.