Michael Van Praag, the president of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB), gestures during a news conference in Amsterdam January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos
VIENNA (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag said on Monday he was "very disappointed" a television debate with the other challengers had been abandoned because incumbent Sepp Blatter refused to take part.
Van Praag, in a four-way fight for the presidency with Blatter, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Luis Figo of Portugal, added that he had welcomed the TV proposal from the BBC and Sky Sports in co-operation with NOS, the Dutch public broadcasting service.
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