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Race on for FIFA's top job
Journalist Grant Wahl launches campaign to convince one of 208 federations to nominate him for football presidency.
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2011 10:21



Grant Wahl, a journalist for Sports Illustrated magazine, has launched a US presidential-style campaign on the internet in a bid for football world's top job.

Wahl has until the end of March to convince one of 208 federations to nominate him for the FIFA presidential elections in June.

He spoke to Al Jazeera's Farrah Esmail about his bid for the presidency.

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