A FIFA congress to choose a new president for world football’s crisis-hit governing body opened in Zurich on Friday, where major reforms were also to be adopted.

The meeting to replace the disgraced Sepp Blatter began with a video montage that noted FIFA’s need to restore its “credibility” and move past the period of unprecedented scandal that has plagued the organization in recent months.

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Sexwale withdraws from FIFA presidential race!!!

South African tycoon Tokyo Sexwale on Friday withdrew from the FIFA presidential campaign just minutes before the first round of voting.
“My campaign is suspended as of now,” the 62-year-old told a FIFA congress at the end of his final lobbying speech.

Sexwale, a former prisoner in an anti-apartheid jail with Nelson Mandela, had conducted a low-key campaign and was always considered an outsider in the five-man contest.

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FIFA Candidates Make Final Case as Voting Opens

The four candidates seeking to lead FIFA made their final cases to the world body’s member associations on Friday, as one challenger, Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa, withdrew from the race.

All four pledged to turn the page on the era of corruption and scandal which has tarnished FIFA’s name and led to global calls for reform.

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