Major sponsors of world football went too far when they issued calls last month for the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Tokyo Sexwale said.
Embattled soccer boss Sepp Blatter has rejected complaints made by the sport's biggest sponsors over a bribery and corruption scandal, saying they were politically motivated and made at the behest of the United States.
FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman denied he had ever been involved in investigating and prosecuting athletes in Bahrain's 2011 democracy protests.
Liberian FA president Musa Bility, one of 8 potential candidates for the FIFA presidency, says he is the only credible option for the leadership of FIFA.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino entered the race for FIFA president on Monday as Asian soccer's Bahraini chief declared he had put himself forward.
