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Uefa president Michel Platini must unite Europe - Greg Dyke

FA chairman Greg Dyke feels Uefa president Michel Platini must show strong leadership in the wake of Blatter's re-election as Fifa president.

Uefa president Michel Platini must show strong leadership to unite Europe behind a collective boycott of the 2018 World Cup, says Greg Dyke.

A boycott in protest at the re-election of Sepp Blatter as Fifa president will be considered by Uefa, European football's governing body, when it meets this week in Berlin.

Football Association chairman Dyke believes it would need the support of "10 large countries" to have an impact, "otherwise it is pointless".

Dyke added: "There would certainly be us, there would certainly be the Dutch, there would certainly be the Germans who have been demanding change and would demand change."

"They would only take serious action if there's enough [opposition willing to act]."

Blatter beat rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan on Friday in an election that was overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations.

Uefa had supported Prince Ali's bid, but reports suggest as many as 18 European nations, including 2018 World Cup hosts Russia, France and Spain, voted for Blatter.

This clip is originally from Sportsweek, Sunday 31 May 2015

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