
The current vice president of the World football governing body, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has declared his interest in contesting for the post of the president of Federation of International Football (FIFA).
The 29 year old Prince Ali will contest with 78 year old Sepp Blatter who is seeking for the Fifth term in office.
The Elections come up on 29th May, 2015.
Hear prince Ali spoke to BBC Sports:
"The message I heard, over and over, was that it is time for a change," the head of the Jordanian and West Asian Football Federations said.
"The world game deserves a world-class governing body - an international federation that is a service organisation and a model of ethics, transparency and good governance.
"Fifa exists to serve a sport which unites billions of people from all over the world, people of differing and divergent political, religious and social affiliations, who come together in their enjoyment of 'the world's game'."
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bbc.com
Who is Prince Ali?
Prince Ali became president of Jordanian football in 1999 before being elected as the Asian Football Confederation's Fifa vice-president in 2011.
He is from Jordan.
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Prince Ali Challenges Sepp Blatter for FIFA Presidency
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