adminPARIS. — Former Portugal international Luis Figo confirmed yesterday he has obtained the backing letters of six national football associations, with five being the minimum, to challenge Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency.
“I am happy to confirm that my six backing letters have been sent to Fifa this week ahead of the deadline,” the 42-year-old former Real Madrid and Barcelona star said on his Twitter account.
Fifa’s electoral commission must now validate or refuse, within approximately 10 days, the candidates eligible to challenge the long-serving Blatter at the May 29 elections.
Figo, is now in the running along with Asian Football Confederation vice-president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, Dutch football chief Michael van Praag, ex-Fifa executive Jerome Champagne and former French winger David Ginola. Van Praag also revealed he was backed by six associations including Belgium, Sweden, Scotland, Romania, the Faroe Islands and naturally the Netherlands. — AFP.
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