Blatter shook an entire football world when he Tuesday announced that he would retire in the wake of the major corruption investigation surrounding FIFA.
Now the big question is who will take over as FIFA president. His successor will be elected at an extraordinary congress, which according to The Guardian earlier may take place in December.
Here is a list of both current and less relevant candidates.
Michel Platini:
59-year-old has been UEFA’s top boss since 2007 and made it clear when he was re-elected this year that he was not going to support Sepp Blatter. The French EM-hero in 1984 encouraged everyone to not vote for Blatter before the election last Friday.
Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein:
39 years old Prince Ali bin al -Hussein is half brother of the incumbent Jordanian King Abdullah II, the son of former King Hussein of Jordan. In 1999 he started as president of the Football Association in Jordan, and after over a decade in the job, he was in 2011 elected as Asia’s representative on FIFA’s Executive Committee and as one of FIFA’s vice presidents.
Was Blatter only other candidate in the presidential elections Friday. His goal was to “shift attention away from administrative controversies and return to the sport.” Prince Ali withdrew before the second round of voting.
Luis Figo:
The former Portuguese star player was one of three official with opponents to Blatter but withdrew to support Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the run. He was very critical of the current president fight and suggested that the election was not going to be a normal election.
Jerome Champagne
The former French diplomat working in FIFA for eleven years and became Deputy Secretary. He was the first to launch his candidacy for presidential elections in 2015, but had to withdraw when he only had support from three unions.
David Gill
The former Manchester United director sits in Executive Committee of UEFA and FIFA, but threatened to give up the place if Blatter was re-elected. Got Tuesday support from former United player Rio Ferdinand, who asked him to stand for election.
Michael van Praag
The Dutch football president and former Ajax chairman was with Figo one of three official with opponents to Blatter. He also chose to resign in the run-up to support the Prince Ali.
Issa Hayatou:
President of the African Football Association lost the presidential election against Blatter in 2002. The 79 years old Cameroonians have in recent years been part of Blatter’s inner circle and have been criticized for this. Having previously been involved in a corruption scandal.
Sunil Gulati:
55-year-old is f ODT in India but raised in the United States. He is president of the American Football Association and also sits him in the Executive Committee of FIFA. Economy professor s Totten Prince Ali in elections and have contacts in two giant nations. Gulati has also worked for the World Bank.
Senes Erzik:
Football President of Turkey who has been a member of FIFA’s Executive Committee since 1996. 72-year-old has not been any great Blatter fan and is popular in several African countries because of his many development projects in football.
Ted Howard:
Howard took over as general secretary of CONCACAF after Enrique Sanz was arrested last week. Howard is experienced but lacking probably contacts in Africa and Asia.
Greg Dyke:
68-year-old is chairman of The Football Association has been critical of Sepp Blatter at a numerous occasions. Dyke was one of those who cheered highest when Blatter announced his retirement Tuesday night.
Lydia Nsekera:
Was the first woman in the FIFA Executive Committee in 2013. 48-year-old has been a member of the IOC since 2009 and she was the president of Burundi soccer president from 2009 to 2014. Is obvious if FIFA were to look at women candidates.
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa:
Controversial sheikh who is a member of the royal family in Bahrain. He is president of the Asian Football Association and serves on FIFA’s disciplinary committee.
Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al-Saba:
The sheik of Kuwait sits in FIFA’s Executive Committee and is by all accounts a very influential man. The sheikh is also a member of the IOC
Alfredo Hawit:
Hawitt was appointed president of the North and Central American Football CONCACAF, after the former president Jeffery Webb was arrested. Hawitt’s soccer president of Honduras.
Zico:
62-year-old Zico, who participated in three World Championships in the 1970s and 1980s numeral, has decades of combined experience from different levels of the sport. Moreover, he was Brazilian sports minister for a brief period in the 1990s. expressed a desire to become the new FIFA President Blatter after departing Tuesday.
David Ginola:
The former Newcastle and Tottenham player launched his candidacy for the presidential election, but had to withdraw when he did not get enough support. Frenchman announced by Blatter’s departure on Tuesday that he is going to make an attempt to ask again.
Romario:
The former Brazilian star player was last elected senator, and predicted a bright political career. In all the years he has been critical of the Brazilian Football Federation, CBF and greed that prevails in the federation’s headquarters in Rio.
– I thank and congratulate FBI, which arrested the former president of the Brazilian Football Federation, Jose Maria Marin. This is the beginning of a new era in Brazilian football, said Romario when Marin was arrested last week.
Chung Mong-joon:
Chung was president of the South -Koreas Football Association from 2003 to 2009 and former member of FIFA’s Executive Committee.
63-year-old was pushing for that South Korea was awarded the World Cup in 2002 and he is one of the most influential people within Football.
He is also the the sixth son of Chung Ju-tycoons yung, who founded the industrial conglomerate Hyundai. Chung went out Wednesday and said he might consider to be a candidate, but only after he carefully listened to what the international football leaders think.
Sources: The Independent, ESPN, The Telegraph, NY Times, The Guardian.
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