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Soccer-Van Praag withdraws from FIFA presidential election

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 08:29 - 21 May 2015
BERNE, May 21 (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag has withdrawn from next week's election and thrown his weight behind Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, he said on Thursday.
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"Michael van Praag decided to withdraw his candidacy to become the next FIFA president and to join forces with presidential candidate Prince Ali Al Hussein," he said in a statement published by his campaign organisers on Thursday. (Writing by Brian Homewood in Berne; Editing by John O'Brien)

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