ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of Asian soccer, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, says he has been "urged" to stand in the election for FIFA president but wants to gauge opinion from football federations in the region before he decides whether to run.
British media reports last week suggested Sheikh Salman had decided to run in the election but in a letter to members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee and the FIFA executive committee, which has been seen by Reuters, Sheikh Salman said those reports were based on a "misunderstanding".