After Blatter, who’s set to net soccer’s top job? – CNBC

Soccer’s scandal–hit governing body FIFA will hope to move on this week when it holds the election of a new president.

The successor to Sepp Blatter will take the helm at an organization still under investigation from both U.S. and Swiss authorities over allegations that top FIFA officials took bribes.

FIFA’s awarding of both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups remains under scrutiny and three of the soccer’s top administrators, Blatter, general secretary Jerome Valcke and UEFA president Michel Platini have all received lengthy bans from holding office.

The elections are seen as an opportunity for FIFA to turn over a new leaf. However, any hopes that a more open FIFA will arise from the election looks thin on the ground.

According to both BBC and Sky news, Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, has already moved to suspend the vote via the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Al-Hussein said he wanted transparent voting booths used but this was rejected by FIFA’s election commission.

An overwhelming majority of football supporters surveyed in a new poll appear to have little faith in a new regime either.

Sixty-nine per cent of the 25,000 supporters who took part in an online survey conducted by Transparency International and the Forza Football app said they had no confidence in the current governing body.

Sixty percent also registered no faith in the five FIFA presidential candidates for Friday’s election.

CNBC takes a look at the candidates: