Incumbent President, Blatter, 79 in charge of world football’s governing body since 1998,stepped down amid a growing corruption crisis. Contestants for FIFA Presidency are Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
On Friday when 207 delegates from the world gather in Zurich, Switzerland will vote to elect a new FIFA President. The election process is expected to begin at 12:00 GMT, but several rounds of voting may be required before a winner is declared on Friday.
