Champions League final ambassador Luis Figo smiles during the draw for the Champions League semi-finals matches at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, April 11, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Portugal international Luis Figo has submitted his bid to stand for the FIFA presidency and has secured six nominations for his candidacy, he said on Friday.
Nominations for this year' presidential election closed at 2300 GMT on Thursday and Figo, who was twice voted World Player of the Year, is aiming to unseat incumbent Sepp Blatter.
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