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French former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Jerome Champagne is one of the front-runners to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in 2015 and refused to accept that hoping to unseat Blatter, his former boss, was a lost cause. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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French former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Jerome Champagne is one of the front-runners to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in 2015 and refused to accept that hoping to unseat Blatter, his former boss, was a lost cause. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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French former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne ponders a question during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Jerome Champagne is one of the front-runners to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in 2015 and refused to accept that hoping to unseat Blatter, his former boss, was a lost cause. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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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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Jerome Champagne announces his intention to stand for FIFA president in 2015, in London Monday, Jan 20 2014. But Champagne hinted that he might abandon his challenge if Sepp Blatter stands for a fifth term. Champagne, a Frenchman who is a former Blatter adviser, on Monday became the first person to declare his candidacy for world football's top job, saying he will seek the five required nominations .(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Jerome Champagne announces his intention to stand for FIFA president in 2015, in London Monday, Jan 20 2014. But Champagne hinted that he might abandon his challenge if Sepp Blatter stands for a fifth term. Champagne, a Frenchman who is a former Blatter adviser, on Monday became the first person to declare his candidacy for world football's top job, saying he will seek the five required nominations .(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)