FIFA anounces the four candidates running for presidency

      FIFA on Monday confirmed the four candidates running for the top position in the world football's governing body.

Current president Sepp Blatter who has held the role since 1998 is among the nominees.

A FIFA statement read, "Following the required regulatory assessments, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has today (Monday, 9 February 2015) formally admitted and declared the candidates eligible for the election of the office of FIFA President at the FIFA Congress in Zurich on 29 May 2015,"

"The candidates admitted and declared are Joseph S. Blatter (Switzerland), HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (Jordan), Luis Figo (Portugal) and Michael van Praag (The Netherlands). "Each of them underwent an integrity check by the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee in accordance with article 8 par. 1(e) and article 15 par. 2 of the Electoral Regulations for the FIFA Presidency (“Electoral Regulations”).

 "Annexe 1 of the FIFA Organisation Regulations outlines the provisions according to which such integrity checks are conducted."

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