Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein (C) and Prince Hashem (R), son of his brother King Abdullah, watch Jordan play against Japan during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at King Abdullah stadium in Amman March 26, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein heads to Melbourne for Friday's AFC Extraordinary Congress, aiming to convince Asian members he is the man to clean up world football's governing body.
The Jordanian royal said on Tuesday he would challenge for football's top job at the May elections in Zurich against Frenchman Jerome Champagne and incumbent Sepp Blatter after becoming fed up with the sport being dragged through the mud by poor governance.
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