Portugal Legend Luis Figo has announced that he ready and intends to challenge Incumbent FIFA president Sepp Blatter in the forth coming FIFA president elections.
Figo twitted today to say this and i quote:
''I am delighted to announce my candidacy for the FIFA Presidency. Football has given me so much during my life & i want to give something back." @LuisFigo
The 42- year-old is one of a number of candidates to have recently declared their interest in the role, which will be decided by a vote of the 209 Member FAs at the FIFA congress on May 29.
Report stated that Figo told CNN: ''I care about football, so what I'm seeing regarding the image of FIFA not only now but in the past years- i don't like it.
"If you search FIFA on the internet, you see the first word that word that comes out: 'scandal'. Not positive words. We have to change that first anf try to improve the image of FIFA. Football deserves much better thank this.
''I have been talking with so many important people in football, players, managers, president of federations and they all think that something has to be done.
"Last year was the World Cup, i was in Brazil too and i saw the reaction of all the fans regarding the image of FIFA and i think something has to be change.
"Change in leadership, governance, transparecy and solidarity, so i think it's the moment for that.
Figo, who played at clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan during his career before retired. He also won Ballon d'or 2000 has well as in the year 2001.
The Former World footballer of the year would now have to faces challenge for the role with names like: Incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Jerome Champagne, Jordanian FA President Prince Ali- Hussein, Dutch FA chairman Michael van Praag, and former France international David Ginola In-contention.
Figo twitted today to say this and i quote:
''I am delighted to announce my candidacy for the FIFA Presidency. Football has given me so much during my life & i want to give something back." @LuisFigo
The 42- year-old is one of a number of candidates to have recently declared their interest in the role, which will be decided by a vote of the 209 Member FAs at the FIFA congress on May 29.
Report stated that Figo told CNN: ''I care about football, so what I'm seeing regarding the image of FIFA not only now but in the past years- i don't like it.
"If you search FIFA on the internet, you see the first word that word that comes out: 'scandal'. Not positive words. We have to change that first anf try to improve the image of FIFA. Football deserves much better thank this.
''I have been talking with so many important people in football, players, managers, president of federations and they all think that something has to be done.
"Last year was the World Cup, i was in Brazil too and i saw the reaction of all the fans regarding the image of FIFA and i think something has to be change.
"Change in leadership, governance, transparecy and solidarity, so i think it's the moment for that.
Figo, who played at clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan during his career before retired. He also won Ballon d'or 2000 has well as in the year 2001.
The Former World footballer of the year would now have to faces challenge for the role with names like: Incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Jerome Champagne, Jordanian FA President Prince Ali- Hussein, Dutch FA chairman Michael van Praag, and former France international David Ginola In-contention.
