(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Berlin Muharram 13 1437 Oct 26 2015 SPA -- More candidates joined the race Monday to become
president of football world governing body FIFA including Bahraini royal family member Sheikh
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa who is president of the Asian Football Confederation confirmed his candidacy and
Gianni Infantino the highly-regarded general secretary of the sport's
European organization UEFA dpa reported.
UEFA's executive committee unanimously agreed to support a bid by
Italian-Swiss lawyer Infantino while UEFA said it was supporting Infantino "following consultation within
Europe and with national federations from across the global football
community." A statement made no mention of UEFA president Michel
Platini who has been Europe's favoured candidate to succeed outgoing
FIFA president Joseph Blatter.
Sheikh Salman a former president of the Bahrain Football
Association filed his candidacy at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on
Sunday night the Asian confederation confirmed.
-- SPA
18:57 LOCAL TIME 15:57 GMT
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