Ex-Spurs player Vega set to run for Fifa president

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega has announced his intention to run in next year's Fifa presidential election. Vega, 55, is the first to confirm he wants to challenge incumbent Gianni Infantino, whose tenure has been marred by controversy over his failed plan to sell World Cup stakes. Vega, a former Switzerland centre-back, played for Celtic and Watford after retiring from football in 2004.

In his announcement, Vega stated his candidacy aims to reunite the global football family, deliver reform, modernize Fifa, restore stability and trust. Meanwhile, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation, has distanced himself from an external review of Fifa's governance. He proposes a working group to examine reforms, opposed to an external party.