More FIFA Elections News

Sheikh Salman joins FIFA presidential race

The president of the Asian Football Confederation has put his name forward as a candidate in FIFA's presidential election.
Kuwait’s member of the FIFA executive committee Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait takes a break during an extraordinary meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich

Sheikh Salman submits candidacy papers to FIFA

The president of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, has formally entered the race to become FIFA president.
New AFC President Sheikh Salman speaks during a news conference during an AFC Extraordinary Congress in Kuala Lumpur

S.African association backs Tokyo Sexwale for FIFA presidency

The South African Football Association said on Saturday it has unanimously given its backing for Tokyo Sexwale to run for the presidency of FIFA.
Sexwale, chairman of the FIFA monitoring committee Israel and Palestine, speaks during a news conference in Tel Aviv

Next FIFA President should be outsider with good Human Rights record – FIFPro

The next FIFA president should be an external candidate with a good record on human rights and governance, says world players' union FIFPro.
Members of the media film the FIFA logo outside their headquarters in Zurich

Candidate Champagne says FIFA must iron out inequalities

FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne says a more even distribution of riches will be a priority if he wins election in February.
Former FIFA official Champagne speaks during a Reuters interview in Zurich