Jerome Champagne (R), FIFA's director for international relations, attend a meeting with Kuwaiti Clubs in Kuwait February 9, 2008. REUTERS/Tariq AlAli
LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter's former right-hand man Jerome Champagne is set to launch a bid to succeed his ex-boss as the most powerful man in world football after inviting the world's media to a news conference in London on Monday.
Although the 55-year-old Frenchman refused to confirm that the event was to announce his bid, sources in Switzerland, where FIFA is based, left little doubt.
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