Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan has announced that he will stand in the upcoming FIFA Presidential Election, as the Special FIFA Congress Election date is approaching February 26th next year.
Bermuda Football Association officials were present when the last election took place in Switzerland in May of this year, which saw Seven FIFA officials arrested on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering and al-Hussein losing out to Sepp Blatter in the Presidential Election.
Al-Hussein pushed incumbent president Blatter to a second round of voting in May's poll, winning 73 votes, before standing aside in the contest.
Al-Hussein joins UEFA president Michel Platini as confirmed candidates to replace Blatter and lead football's world governing body.
Blatter, triggered next year's election by announcing shortly after winning the last vote that he would resign amid twin criminal investigations into alleged corruption at FIFA.
Former FIFA executive Chung Mong-joon of South Korea has also indicated that he will run in next year's election, as has Liberian FA president Musa Bility.
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