Fifa vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein will challenge incumbent Sepp Blatter for the leadership of world football's governing body.
The Jordanian Prince, 39, will stand as a candidate at Fifa's presidential election on 29 May, where Blatter, 78, will seek a fifth term of office.
Prince Ali said: "It is time to shift the focus away from administrative controversy and back to sport.
"The headlines should be about football, not about Fifa."
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Who is Prince Ali? |
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The son of the late King Hussein and the late Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977, he attended Sandhurst military academy before joining his country's armed forces. He is the brother-in-law of leading racehorse owner Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai. Prince Ali successfully championed the lifting of Fifa's ban on the hijab in women's football. |
Prince Ali, president of Jordanian football since 1999, said he had been encouraged to stand by colleagues.
"The message I heard, over and over, was that it is time for a change," the Asian Football Confederation's vice-president said.
"The world game deserves a world-class governing body - an international federation that is a service organisation and a model of ethics, transparency and good governance
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