Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini bans reduced to six years by Fifa for 'services to football'

Fifa presidential candidates

• 1/5 Price Ali Al Hussein

  Profile: Runner-up to Blatter in the 2015 election and son of King Hussein of Jordan, Prince Ali is the president of the Jordan Football Association.
  Selected manifesto pledges:
  • More investment in women’s football, including the Women’s World Cup.
  • Increasing the World Cup from 32 to 36 teams.
  • A new ‘President’s Board’ made up of the leaders of every confederation.
  In favour: Has been a reforming force in Asian football, supporting the lifting of the ban on the hijab in the women’s game.
  Against: Lacks widespread support and was unable to offer a challenge to Blatter in 2015 even amid the chaos engulfing Fifa.

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• 2/5 Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa

  Profile: A Fifa vice-president and head of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman has been involved in football governance since 1996.
  Selected manifesto pledges:
  • Greater focus on grassroot development of the game through global youth programmes.
  • Evaluate the creation of a global integrity and anti-corruption agency.
  • Separating the financial and footballing aspects of Fifa’s governance.
  In favour: Has largely helped to unify the AFC since becoming president in 2013 and enjoys a lengthy track record of football administration.
  Against: Has been accused of “complicity in crimes against humanity” by Human Rights Watch for allegedly leading a committee that identified 150 athletes involved in pro-democracy protests. He denies those allegations.

• 3/5 Gianni Infantino

  Profile: Uefa General Secretary, widely known among football fans for his role conducting the Champions League draws. Infantino had previously worked as an advisor to several European football associations.
  Selected manifesto pledges:
  • Introducing term limits for senior Fifa officials
  • Reconnecting with former players, partly through the creation of Legends Teams across the world
  • Expanding the World Cup to 40 teams
  In favour: Has proven himself to be a popular and effective administrator in the European game and has drawn the support of many leading names as well as many Uefa members, including England.
  Against: Has received criticism for his approach towards the Greek government in 2015, whilst his candidacy only came about after the withdrawal of Platini.

• 4/5 Tokyo Sexwale

  Profile: A South African businessman and former political prisoner who, since his release in 1990, has built a sizeable business interest in the diamond industry. He also served on the organising committee for the 2010 World Cup.
  Selected manifesto pledges:
  • Boosting the coffers of less developed associations, for instance through sponsorship of national jerseys
  • An 11-person international advisory board designed to win back trust in Fifa
  • A “hands-on” presidency in which every FA president can maintain contact with Sexwale
  In favour: His work on South Africa’s World Cup is much admired by many football administrators.
  Against: Recent years have seen his business dealing mired in controversy, including his attempts to take over mining in Guinea.

• 5/5 Jerome Champagne

  Profile: An executive at Fifa from 1999 and 2010, he was a key figure in Sepp Blatter’s 2002 re-election he departed the organisation in controversial circumstances amid political intrigue.
  Selected manifesto pledges:
  • Will set aside “the majority” of seats on Fifa’s Executive Committee for heads of national associations
  • Doubling financial aid for the 100 poorest football associations
  • Building 400 football pitches over the next year
  In favour: Has extensive experience of the minutiae of the Fifa machine and has offered greater support in working with smaller associations.
  Against: His ties with outgoing president Blatter have come under the microscope recently and he appears tainted by association.