FIFA Presidency Candidates Must Wait And See

The deadline for FIFA presidency nominations has now passed and the wait is on to see if Sepp Blatter will serve a fifth term in the role.

FIFA’s three-man Ad Hoc Electoral Committee, chaired by Domenico Scala, now has the task of sifting through the nominations and deciding who will appear on the ballot paper.

The FA has formally nominated Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein as a candidate to stand against Blatter, with four others also in contention.

Former Portugal international Luis Figo is standing, while former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne is hoping to gain the necessary five nominations required to be in contention.

Dutch FA president Michael van Praag is in the running and former Tottenham and Newcastle winger David Ginola is also hoping to gain selection.

A statement on the Team Ginola website on Thursday afternoon appeared to suggest he was pulling out of the race but he later took to social media to confirm he remains in the running.

He tweeted: "Not giving up, still in the race to reboot football! Will not give up... final nomination results might not be known before 8th February..."

The FIFA committee will now assess each candidate to make sure they meet all the criteria, including whether they have five association nominations and have participated in the game for two of the last five years.

They must also ensure each candidate has not broken any FIFA ethics rules.

FIFA will announce the new president at their Zurich headquarters on 29 May.