Who is Fifa president challenger Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein?

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and Sepp Blatter will go head to head in May

With Fifa in crisis, can a Jordanian Prince become the next leader of sport's world governing body?

Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein will be the sole challenger at Friday's presidential election to Sepp Blatter, 78, who is seeking a fifth term of office.

The 39-year-old was not even born when Mr Blatter joined Fifa, and has presented himself as the change candidate.

Here's what we know about him.

Who is Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein?

Prince Ali has been Fifa Vice-President for Asia for the past four years.

Announcing his plans to stand for president, Prince Ali said: "It is time to shift the focus away from administrative controversy and back to sport.

"The headlines should be about football, not about Fifa.

"The message I heard, over and over, was that it is time for a change," he said.

The son of the late King Hussein and the late Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977, he attended Sandhurst military academy before joining his country's armed forces.

Prince Ali successfully championed the lifting of Fifa's ban on the hijab in women's football.

Why does anyone care that he's running?

This is the first time since 2002 that Sepp Blatter has been challenged for the role - and the Jordanian is the only option for Mr Blatter's opponents.

Two other candidates for the job, ex-Portugal midfielder Luis Figo and Dutch football president Michael van Praag, both dropped out to support Prince Ali's bid.

Mr Blatter has been in charge of Fifa since 1998 and the body has suffered persistent allegations of corruption during his presidency, culminating in the charges filed against several senior Fifa executives this week.

There was also controversy when Russia won the right to host the 2018 World Cup, while Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament. Fifa cleared both of corruption.

Reacting to the latest scandal, Prince Ali said "we cannot continue this crisis in Fifa".

He called for "leadership that restores confidence in the hundreds of millions of football fans around the world".

Prince Ali's got some backing

Uefa boss Michel Platini (left) is not a fan of Sepp Blatter

European Football's governing body Uefa has thrown its weight behind Prince Ali.

Uefa president Michel Platini said a "big, big, big majority" of European associations would back him at the election.

"People have had enough," Platini said. "People do not want a President (Blatter), whom I like all the same, they do not want him."

He has won support from national football associations too - the chairman of England's Football Association Greg Dyke, said Fifa has "got to be rid" of Mr Blatter.

But not everyone's happy

AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (left) has said the body will support Blatter

Even if all the European nations back Prince Ali, that may not be enough to secure him the presidency, with Mr Blatter still retaining support in developing countries.

The Asian Football Confederation - of which Jordan is a member - has said it continues to back Mr Blatter, as has the Confederation of Africa Football.

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