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Valcke, who served as ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter`s right hand man for nearly a decade, was sacked in January and banned from football over misconduct in television deals and World Cup ticket sales.
The FIFA presidential elections will see five people battling for the post.
Chung Mong-Joon announced that he was withdrawing from the race for the FIFA presidency due to an "unjust" ban on him.
FIFA Ethics Committee on Thursday provisionally suspended Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke for ninety days with immediate effect.
FIFA presidential hopeful Chung Mong-Joon accused Sepp Blatter of trying to smear him via the body's ethics committee, in a bid to force the South Korean to drop his candidacy.
South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon insists soccer`s embattled governing body should still be allowed to run the sport, but only if it has new leadership.
FIFA has been "decimated" by scandal, Prince Ali bin al Hussein a candidate to become president of football`s world body said Saturday after its president was placed under criminal investigation.
Former Brazilian football star turned politician Romario on Tuesday described UEFA president Michel Platini as coming "from the same school" as his FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter.
South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-Joon on Friday accused football`s governing body of overlooking an "election fraud" favouring rival and front-runner Michel Platini.
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