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Prince Ali ramps up his FIFA bid

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan is moving to take advantage of FIFA presidential rival Michel Platini being caught up in corruption inquiries.

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A day after UEFA president Michel Platini was questioned by Swiss authorities over a FIFA payment, presidential election rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein touted himself as the safe choice to rid the governing body of corruption.

In a statement on Saturday, the prince says national federations should not be "worrying about the next scandal or criminal investigation involving FIFA leadership".

The Jordanian prince is Platini's main rival in a February election to replace Sepp Blatter, who became a formal subject of a criminal investigation into football corruption on Friday.

Blatter was questioned over a 2011 payment of two million Swiss francs ($A2.9 million) to Platini for work carried out at least nine years earlier.


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