FIFA candidates head to Qatar as Sexwale says 'it's time for alliances'
29 January 2016 - 15:44
Four of the candidates for president of FIFA are heading to Qatar for meetings on Saturday, with one of them, South African Tokyo Sexwale, saying "the time for alliances is coming". The development suggests that electoral horse-trading might be about to begin in the battle to replace Sepp Blatter as head of football's world governing body.
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