Zurich, June 4 (IANS) Sepp Blatter's decision to stand down as FIFA president has kicked off a race to succeed him as head of the world's richest and most powerful sporting federation, but the vote is **t expected till at least December. South Korean tycoon Chung Mong-Joon and Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan, who was beaten by Blatter in a vote last Friday, could be the candidates for the position, reports Xinhua. Prince Ali, the president of the Jordanian FA, confirmed his running for the FIFA presidency moments after Blatter's resignation.