Former Barcelona and Real Madrid midfielder Luis Figo to stand for Fifa presidency

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Luis Figo is to join the field of candidates to rival Sepp Blatter for the role of Fifa President. The 42-year-old former Barcelona and Real Madrid star told CNN he wants to clean up the organisation after a series of high-profile scandals.

Figo joins David Ginola, Jérôme Champagne, Prince Ali of Jordan and Michael van Praag, the head of the Dutch FA, in the list of candidates. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, and Figo has confirmed that he has the required five nominations from Fifa member associations in order to stand.

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