No poll delay: Prince Ali

Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein says any delay in electing Sepp Blatter’s replacement would “create further instability”.

The Jordanian wants to replace the suspended president of world football’s governing body in February’s election.

But after Blatter, 79, and Uefa president Michel Platini, 60, were suspended, Fifa is expected to discuss postponing the vote.

Prince Ali said that would “tell the world lessons haven’t been learned”.

Swiss Blatter and Frenchman Platini, a Fifa vice-president, are both appealing against their 90-day suspensions.

General secretary Jerome Valcke is also suspended. All three deny any wrongdoing.

Fifa’s emergency meeting is being held on October 20 in Zurich.

The governing body’s ethics committee began its investigation after the Swiss attorney general opened criminal proceedings against Blatter in September.

He is accused of signing a contract “unfavourable” to Fifa and making a “disloyal payment” to Platini.

The ethics committee also opened an inquiry into Platini over the 2m euros (£1.35m) payment, which was made nine years after the former France footballer carried out consultation work for Blatter.—BBC.

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