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Blatter, due to step down in February, was suspended for 90
days by FIFA's ethics committee on Thursday along with UEFA
president Michel Platini as part of a corruption investigation
shaking world soccer's governing body.
Platini had been the frontrunner to win the election to replace
Blatter and his shrinking hopes now depend on whether he can
overturn the ban through an appeal process. Both men deny
suggestions of an improper payment by the FIFA head to Platini
in 2011.
The spokesman said executive committee members would consult
with acting president Issa Hayatou as part of standard procedure
before deciding whether to hold the meeting.
It was not immediately clear what might be the agenda of such a
meeting.
German Football Federation president Wolfgang Niersbach called
for an extraordinary meeting after the bans on Thursday and was
swiftly backed by Asian soccer chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim
Al Khalifa.
Both are members of the executive committee, whose next
scheduled meeting is in Zurich in December.
According to the FIFA statutes, the president must convene a
meeting if it is requested by at least 13 members.
(Reporting by Brian Homewood; editing by Ralph Boulton)
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