David Beckham has welcomed former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo's
bid to unseat Sepp Blatter, saying FIFA needs candidates "passionate
about the game".
Figo is the only former player standing in May's
election, which also features FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin
al-Hussein and Dutch football association chairman Michael van Praag.
Ahead
of Figo's manifesto launch on Thursday, Beckham said in a statement to
The Associated Press: "I welcome the candidacy of my friend Luis for
FIFA president."
"Any successful organisation needs to have good
people who are passionate about the game and want to do the best for
fans," the former England captain added.
While not criticising Blatter, Beckham says "FIFA will only benefit
from having a wide range of strong candidates ... it's good to see
people volunteer".
AP
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