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The 8 Official FIFA Presidential Candidates

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The 8 Official FIFA Presidential Candidates
The 8 Official FIFA Presidential Candidates
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The 8 Official FIFA Presidential Candidates

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With Monday’s deadline over, AFP Sport profiles the eight official candidates for FIFA presidency:

  PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN   Prince Ali, 39, is the brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah and a former member of the special forces, trained in parachute jumps. Ali sat on the FIFA executive from 2011 until this year when he first challenged Sepp Blatter. He pushed for women to play football in hijab and demanded more transparency in FIFA. . He also pressed for the release of the Garcia report on the 2010 World Cup votes that awarded Russia and Qatar the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.   MICHEL PLATINI   Platini, 60, remains one of football’s greatest players and once a skilled politician in the sport. Micjel co-chaired France’s 1998 World Cup and became UEFA president in 2007, winning re-election twice. His 90-day suspension over a $2 million payment without a contract damaged his chances as a former favorite. As an administrator, he fought to share football’s wealth and decisions among members.   JEROME CHAMPAGNE   Champagne, 57, worked as a French diplomat before advising France’s 1998 World Cup organizers. Jerome joined FIFA in 1999 and rose to deputy secretary general under Blatter before leaving in 2010 . “I am not ashamed of the FIFA years,” he told AFP. A former journalist with France Football, Champagne failed to challenge Blatter earlier this year after falling short of five national signatures.  DAVID NAKHID   Nakhid, 51, once captained Trinidad and Tobago. David played for Grasshoppers in Switzerland, Waregem in Belgium, and New England Revolution in the U.S. David now runs a chain of football academies. Nakhid argued that football’s power must shift from Europe and that only a former player can reform FIFA.  TOKYO SEXWALE   Sexwale, 62, a South African anti-apartheid activist, joined the race on Saturday aiming to become the first African FIFA president. Sexwale served 13 years of an 18-year prison term on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. A wealthy businessman and former politician, he helped South Africa’s 2010 World Cup bid. The athlete sits on FIFA’s anti-racism committee, calling racism “a monster trying to infiltrate sports.” He also serves on the FIFA media committee.   SHAIKH SALMAN BIN BRAHIM AL KHALIFA   Shaikh Salman, a Bahraini royal, took over Asia’s confederation in 2013 after Mohamed bin Hammam’s disgrace. Shikh now holds tight control of the body with strong support from Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah, a powerful figure in world sport. In 2015, he won re-election unopposed for four years and became a FIFA vice president. Critics accuse him of aiding Bahrain’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists in 2011, charges he denies.   GIANNI INFANTINO   Infantino, 45, is a Swiss lawyer who joined UEFA in 2000 and became general secretary in 2009. Infantino first handled legal, commercial, and professional football matters, later leading the legal affairs and club licensing division. The sportsman built ties with the EU, Council of Europe, and governments. l.   MUSA BILITY   Bility, 48, leads the Liberian Football Association. His candidacy surprised many. He is one of few Africans to run, after Issa Hayatou in 2002 and Tokyo Sexwale this year. “If we want to change football, we must keep those who ran FIFA for 20-25 years out of it,” he told the BBC.        

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