ZURICH (Reuters) - The powerful head of Asian football said on Friday the sport's world governing body, shaken by a graft scandal, needed a "firm hand" to steady it, but notably made no reference to European football chief Michel Platini whom he had previously favoured as the next president.
Two sources have told Reuters Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa might himself stand for the FIFA presidency if a Swiss inquiry into a 2 million Swiss franc (£1.3 million) payment to him by outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter hampered his candidacy.
