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Check out who is bookmaker's favourite to head FIFA

December 21, 2015 16:50 IST
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Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa

IMAGE: AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa speaks. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa from Bahrain was made the favourite to become FIFA's new president in February's election by bookmaker William Hill on Monday following the eight-year ban on UEFA president Michel Platini.

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Sheikh Salman, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, is 6-5, ahead of second favourite Prince Ali bin al-Hussein from Jordan at 13-8, with UEFA's general secretary Gianni Infantino 5-2.

Jerome Champagne was a 20-1 outsider with South African Tokyo Sexwale at 25-1.

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