FIFA: "This is the last chance in February to get it right" (Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein)

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"Everybody recognises this is the last chance in February to get it right. Otherwise things will happen maybe in a different way. We don't want a situation where two years down the line or a year down the line, again more scandals come out. The upcoming election is an incredibly important moment for the future of FIFA. It would be a catastrophe if things do not go in the right way," said the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, on 05/01/2016.

The candidate for the presidency of FIFA was speaking in the context of the presentation of his election manifesto for the presidency of the international federation, to the British media in London (UK). The next FIFA president will be appointed during the FIFA Extraordinary Congress, held in Zurich (SUI) on 26/02/2016.

"The most important thing is to have a really responsible leadership that can implement the right changes - and that's what I'm dedicated to doing [because] the 209 national associations all want to be proud again of being a part of FIFA. Somebody has to take up the fight and I am totally committed to guaranteeing that things…

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