Two would-be FIFA presidents stepped up campaigning on Friday after nominations closed to challenge Sepp Blatter for the most powerful job in world football. Luis Figo identified the five national federations that formally nominated him, and FIFA Vice President Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan pledged not to "dodge my responsibility" if elected to lead the scandal-hit governing body, AP reported. Portugal great Figo said in a statement he received the endorsement of Denmark, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Poland. He was also backed by his own national federation before the entry deadline on Thursday. Figo joined Dutch federation president Michael van Praag in having nominations only from Europe, where opposition to Blatter is focused. Blatter, who has headed FIFA for 17 years, has not said which five of FIFA's 209 members nominated him for the May 29 election. The 42-year-old Figo has little track record in football politics, and was a surprise entry this week. -- SPA 21:00 LOCAL TIME 18:00 GMT تغريد
