Jerome Champagne speaking to the media in London as he announces his intention to stand for FIFA president in 2015, Monday, Jan 20 2014. Champagne, a Frenchman who is a former current president Sepp Blatter adviser, on Monday became the first person to declare his candidacy for football's top job, saying he will seek the five required nominations. "We need a different FIFA, more democratic, more respected, which behaves better and which does more," said Champagne, a former diplomat who unexpectedly left FIFA in 2010 after 11-years of service. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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