South Korean former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon has confirmed
he will officially announce his candidacy for the FIFA presidency next
month.
Sepp Blatter this week officially confirmed his intention to step
with world football's governing setting 26 February as the date a new
president will be announced.
Chung has said he thinks that a non-European leader would help to
breathe "new wind" into FIFA and told reporters that he believes the
organisation became more corrupt after he lost his job as vice president
in 2011.
"It won't be easy, but I think it would be worth it, and there could
be good results if I try hard enough," Chung said about his potential
candidacy.
"I plan to officially announce my candidacy in mid-August, and if possible, in Europe, the centre of world soccer."
Chung was a key figure in helping South Korea land the right to
co-host the 2002 World Cup, was a FIFA vice president for 17 years and
was once considered a candidate to succeed Blatter before losing his
seat in 2011.
The billionaire scion of the Hyundai business group has also been a South Korean lawmaker and presidential candidate.
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