South Korean FIFA vice president Chung Mong-Joon talks during the 24th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) congress in Doha January 6, 2011. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad
SEOUL (Reuters) - Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon, one of the most influential figures in Asian football, said on Thursday he is entering the race to replace Sepp Blatter as president of the sport's world governing body.
Chung, the 63-year-old billionaire scion of South Korea's Hyundai industrial conglomerate, told Reuters in an interview he would make a formal announcement next month in Europe, which he called "the centre of world football".
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