Gianni Infantino
Uefa’s general secretary has stepped into the race following Michel Platini’s 90-day suspension. Born in Switzerland, Infantino, a multilingual lawyer who regularly makes the Champions League draw, has been Platini’s deputy at Uefa since 2009
Sheikh Salman
The head of the Asian Football Confederation since 2013, Sheikh Salman of Bahrain backed Sepp Blatter at the May election. His candidature has been the subject of great controversy, with groups criticising his human rights record
Michel Platini
The Uefa president was a prime candidate for Blatter’s throne until Fifa banned him from all football-related activities for 90 days. Is appealing against the ban and denies wrongdoing despite questions over a £1.3m payment he received from Blatter
Prince Ali
Took Blatter to the second round of voting at May’s election, only to withdraw. A Fifa vice-president between 2011 and 2015, Prince Ali won 73 votes, saying: “I had the courage to fight for change when others were afraid”
Tokyo Sexwale
South African serves on the anti-racism committee having spent 13 years in prison on Robben Island during apartheid. Now a multimillionaire businessman
Jérôme Champagne
Frenchman failed to receive the necessary nominations needed for a presidential challenge last time out but has put himself back in contention. A former adviser to Blatter, Champagne had been a Fifa executive for 11 years
Musa Bility
The head of the Liberian FA has stated that Africa should play a leading role in world football but has not always enjoyed an easy relationship with Caf. In 2011 Bility declared he would vote against Blatter in the Fifa elections of that year
David Nakhid
Former Trinidad and Tobago captain, who played for clubs in Belgium and Switzerland among others, runs a football academy in Lebanon but is hoping to garner support from his native Concacaf
