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UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino entered the race for fifa President on Monday as Asian soccer chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain declared he had also put himself forward.The surprise announcement from the executive committee of the European soccer authority that it was backing Infantino came ahead of the midnight CET deadline for candidates to register nominations for the presidency of world soccer's crisis-torn governing body.

Suspended European soccer chief Michel Platini may be able to run for president of fifa if he wins an appeal against his 90-day ban, the world governing body said on Tuesday.Outgoing fifa president Sepp Blatter and Platini were both suspended earlier this month, plunging fifa into even deeper turmoil as authorities in the United States and Switzerland pursue Corruption investigations in which 14 people have so far been indicted.

FIFA’s presidential election should go ahead as planned on Feb. 26 and not be delayed due to the suspensions of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan said on Wednesday.

Herve Falciani, a former employee of HSBC's (HSBA.L) Swiss private bank who leaked information on clients and their tax situation, failed to appear at his Swiss trial on Monday, forcing it to be rescheduled.

fifa is discussing delaying the election for its next president, two sources told Reuters, a move that could give Michel Platini more time to appeal against his ban from the game and then stand to replace departing leader Sepp Blatter.

World soccer chief Sepp Blatter and European boss Michel Platini were suspended on Thursday, engulfed by a deepening Corruption scandal as their sport faces criminal investigations in Switzerland and the United States.

Major soccer sponsors on Friday issued coordinated calls for the immediate resignation of fifa president Sepp Blatter in the most significant move by companies supporting the sport since a Bribery and Corruption scandal erupted at world football's governing body last May.

Coca-Cola Co and McDonald's, on Friday called for the immediate resignation of fifa president Sepp Blatter a week after Swiss authorities said they were opening a criminal investigation into the head of the world soccer body.In quick succession, the major sponsors of fifa released statements demanding Blatter step down, in the strongest sign yet companies that have long linked their brand names to the global sport will push for change in the organisation.

Since the explosive indictments and arrests of international football officials in May, fifa President Sepp Blatter -- previously a prolific traveller -- had only once left his home base of Switzerland. In the end, he wasn’t even safe in his own office.On Friday morning, staff from the Swiss Attorney General’s Office (OAG) arrived at FIFA’s headquarters building high in the hills above Zurich.

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of world football body fifa, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, the Swiss attorney general's office said on Friday.