FIFA presidential candidates vow to 'clean mess'

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Zurich, May 29 (IANS) FIFA presidential candidates -- incumbent chief Sepp Blatter and challenger Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein -- on Friday promised a corruption-free regime during the next four years in football's world governing body -- reeling under a graft scandal involving nine top FIFA officials. In separate speeches ahead of the vote at the 65th FIFA Congress here, Prince Ali spoke of a transparent administration at the helm of the world football governing body that will make the players and fans' interests its top priority. Blatter, whose 17 years at the helm of FIFA affairs since 1998 have been plagued by allegations of corruption, said on a placatory **te that he would assume responsibility for the travails the world body was currently facing and promised a changed FIFA in the future that would fight corruption tooth and nail.

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