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| Prince Ali of Jordan will run to be FIFA president |
PRINCE ALI of Jordan has confirmed he will stand in February's FIFA presidential election.
Ali narrowly lost out to Sepp Blatter in May's poll - forcing a second round of voting, before standing down.
UEA president Michael Platini and Chung Mong-joon of South Korea will also stand to take over from Blatter.
"This election should be about football, not personal ambition. We have come too far to walk away now," Ali said.
"We must overcome deep-seated corruption but I was not brought up to walk away from a tough fight. This is about right and wrong."
Blatter, 79, announced he would resign from the post shortly after winning the last election, amid criminal investigation into corruption.
Seven FIFA officials were arrested in May on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.
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