Sheikh Salman is bookmaker's favourite to head FIFA after Platini ban

LONDON (Reuters) - Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa from Bahrain was made the favourite to become FIFA's new president in February's election by bookmaker William Hill on Monday following the eight-year ban on UEFA president Michel Platini.

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Published 21 December 2015 9:04pm

Source: Reuters

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Sheikh Salman, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, is 6-5, ahead of second favourite Prince Ali bin al-Hussein from Jordan at 13-8, with UEFA's general secretary Gianni Infantino 5-2.

Jerome Champagne was a 20-1 outsider with South African Tokyo Sexwale at 25-1.

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(Reporting by Steve Tongue; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

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Sheikh Salman is bookmaker's favourite to head FIFA after Platini ban

LONDON (Reuters) - Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa from Bahrain was made the favourite to become FIFA's new president in February's election by bookmaker William Hill on Monday following the eight-year ban on UEFA president Michel Platini.

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