Michel Platini, Gianni Infantino, Jérôme Champagne, Ali Bin Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Tokyo Sexwale and Musa Bility are seven confirmed today as candidates for election to the FIFA presidency names, to be held on 26 February 2016.
The Electoral Committee of FIFA confirmed today that seven have submitted their applications with the required support of associations, at least five, and clarified that only Michel Platini will not be processed until the penalty is in force 90 days you imposed by the Ethics Committee.
Michel Platini (France, 60)
UEFA president since 2007 and also FIFA vice-president since then.
Footballer (1973-1988), triple winner of the Golden Ball (1983, 1984 and 1985) and coach of France (1988-1992), Platini began his coaching career in 1992 when he was appointed co-chairman of the Organizing Committee of the World Cup in France ' 98.
After it became a special advisor to the president of FIFA, Joseph Blatter, and later vice president of the French Football Federation (2001), vice president and member of the UEFA executive committee (2002-2007) and member of the Executive Committee FIFA (2002), before being first elected UEFA president (2007), which in March began his third term by acclamation.
It was the first applicant who confirmed his intention to present his candidacy, something he did before the Ethics Committee of FIFA will suspend, on 8 October, during 90 days, with possible extension for an additional period not exceeding 45 days.
His punishment is the result of an investigation by the Disciplinary Committee Joseph Blatter, after the Swiss Prosecutor imputed to him on suspicion of disloyal management and breach of trust. The charges include a payment of two million francs (two million euros) to Platini "to the detriment of FIFA."
The payment was made in 2011, although the money was intended "supposed" to work done between 1999 and 2002.
Platini has already been rejected a first appeal submitted to the Ethics Committee that passed, default form, and awaiting the decision on the merits issued by the Appeals Committee, with the intention of going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS ).
Ali Bin Al Hussein (Jordan, 39 years)
President of the Jordanian Federation since 1999 and founder in 2000 of the Football Federation of West Asia.
It was the only rival Blatter in recent elections held last May 29 in Zurich in which he withdrew his candidacy after a first ballot in which Blatter added 133 votes to 73, an advantage that did not involve the majority needed to retain the presidency .
Prince Ali withdrawal prior to the second vote allowed the re-election for a fifth term Swiss, but he put his resignation to four days later after the arrest of several FIFA officials investigated for corruption.
Son of King Hussein and King Abdullah's brother was the youngest member of the Executive Committee of the FIFA not part now. In 2012, on behalf of the Asian confederation, he led an initiative for the International Board authorize the use of the veil (hijab) safe as happened later and launched the Development Project of Asian Football.
Jerome Champagne (France, 57 years)
He was Deputy General Secretary of FIFA and worked on it between 1999 and 2010.
He tried to run for FIFA recent elections, held last May, but did not formalize his candidacy to not raise the necessary backing of five associations.
Champagne made a career as a diplomat in countries like Oman, Cuba, United States and Brazil; he worked as a collaborator for seven years in the weekly France-Football and joined the Organizing Committee of the World Cup in France 98.
In the document presenting his candidacy Champagne says its "Working for FIFA was interrupted in January 2010", which was "excluded as a result of internal and external pressures"
"I have no link with the controversies surrounding the vote of December 2, 2010 (election of the 2018 World Championships in Russia and Qatar 2022), or with interest groups seeking to seize control again of FIFA," he says.
Gianni Infantino (Switzerland, 45 years)
Candidate Michel Platini UEFA if fails to thrive resources to occur.
He joined UEFA in August 2000 to develop related legal, business and professional affairs work.
In 2004 he was appointed director of legal affairs and club licensing (2004-2007) and since October 2009 has served as Secretary General, having incorporated therein as an assistant in 2007. He currently also serves as a member of the Commission Reform FIFA created after the corruption scandal revealed last May.
Polyglot lawyer and as fluent in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, before his arrival in the UEFA served as secretary general of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) and previously he was director of various football bodies
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain, 49 years)
Member of the royal family of Bahrain, is president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2013 and vice president of FIFA since.
Great support of the candidacy of Qatar 2022 World is part of the Finance Committee and Strategic FIFA after being part of the Organizing Committee of the World Cup Brazil 2014 and the disciplinary committee chair Club World Cup Japan 2008 Among other positions in FIFA competitions.
His candidacy has been rejected by human rights organizations, who accuse him of having committed crimes against humanity for collaborating in the pursuit of athletes who were in favor of democracy, charges he denies.
Tokyo Sexwale (South Africa, 62 years)
Entrepreneur, former activist against the policy of racial segregation and political prisoner on Robben Island for 13 years alongside Nelson Mandela in the era of "apartheid" in South Africa.
After he was Minister of Housing South African government, member of the bid committee for the 2010 World Cup South Africa and is currently advisor to FIFA against racism and led the talks between Israel and Palestine federations.
Musa Bility (Liberia, 48 years)
President of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) since 2010 and businessman who made his fortune in the oil market and cement.
In 2013 he was suspended for six months by the African Confederation (CAF) for being in possession of confidential documents of the organization.