Prince Ali bin al-Hussein is still considering whether to run again for FIFA president, less than four months after losing to Sepp Blatter in the previous election.<br />The Jordanian prince surprisingly denied Blatter a majority in the first round of voting in May but stepped aside before the second round.<br />Blatter, though, announced his plans to quit four days later as separate U.S. and Swiss criminal inquiries into soccer corruption escalated.<br />The deadline for Prince Ali and other candidates to gain the five required nominations from federations to stand in the February election is Oct. 26.<br />"FIFA is in a crisis right now and we need a new beginning," the prince said.<br />The prince said FIFA requires a candidate who "really believes in reform and true transparency, not as a slogan because that is very fashionable right now."
