Ramon Vega is set to declare his candidacy to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA.

Prince Ali of Jordan has announced he will run again for the Fifa presidency next year and threw down the gauntlet to his rivals, including Michel Platini, by claiming they “didn’t have the guts” to challenge Sepp Blatter.

CEO of the FAI John Delaney has welcomed the news that Fifa President Sepp Blatter is to resign from his position.

FAI boss John Delaney does not support calls for a World Cup boycott following Sepp Blatter’s re-election as Fifa president.

Unlike Uefa, FAI chief executive John Delaney believes tomorrow’s Fifa election should go ahead in order not to allow embattled President Sepp Blatter time to circle the wagons following yesterday’s dramatic events in Zurich which saw the dawn arrest of seven Fifa officials as part of investigations into corruption charges.