(ATR) Sepp Blatter launched his final charm offensive at a confederation congress today before the FIFA presidential election on May 29.

In an address to the Asian Football Confederation in Manama, Bahrain lasting more than 15 minutes, the Swiss sought to woo voters from the 47 member associations. Many are already behind him in his quest for a fifth term as head of FIFA; at last summer’s AFC Congress in Sao Paulo he received