This week it was announced that FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein will challenge Sepp Blatter during the governing body’s presidential election on May 29th. FIFA has been infested with controversy and corruption, especially with respect to the Qatar and Russia World Cup bids.
Prince Ali would bring
forth a fresh regime to soccer’s world governing body. This election, Blatter
is seeking an unprecedented fifth term, dating back to 2002, unopposed. At 39
years of age, the Jordanian looks to revive the FIFA through reinstating
structure and morality to the international governing body.
If any individual is to
defeat Blatter during the election it is Prince Ali. Prince Ali has the
experience and the background to head the most scrutinized sports governing
body. He has served as the FIFA vice president of Asia since 2011 in addition
to serving as head of Jordan’s Football Association, and a founder of the West
Asian Football Federation.
Prince Ali’s stance on the
future of FIFA is gaining traction following this week’s announcement. Above
all, the prince wants to revert FIFA from a period of despair back to its roots
of the sport. He believes this can be done through a model of ethics,
transparency, and good governance.
As the world’s largest
member organization with 209 members, Prince Ali’s quest to garner support
member federations is steep. Already Africa’s 54 members have voiced support
for Blatter while Europe will surely opt not to, meaning Ali will need to focus
his campaign efforts primarily on Asia, North and South Americas.
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