Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa’s quest for the FIFA leadership has received a blow with the last-minute announcement that Kuwait and Indonesia have been suspended from voting in today’s presidential election (February 26).<br /><br /> Both were expected to back him for world football’s top job.<br /><br /> The Asian Football Confederation president and FIFA’s current vice-president is joint favourite for the post, alongside UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino.<br /><br /> Five candidates are in the running to win the Jules Rimet of footballing jobs. Also in the running are: Prince Ali Al Hussein, who came runner-up in the last election; South African businessman, Tokyo Sexwale; and Jérôme Champagne, who was a FIFA executive between 1999 and 2010.<br /><br /> They are all seeking to replace outgoing President Sepp Blatter, in the hope of taking football’s world governing body forward following a disastrous 2015.<br /><br /> Last year a total of 41 people and entities connected with the organisation were indicted by the US justice de
