The brother of a king and an army major general, Prince Ali bin al Hussein has taken on the toughest of campaigns trying to reach the summit of world football.
The 40-year-old Jordanian royal won praise for his lone challenge to Sepp Blatter in FIFA’s presidential election last year. It has not helped win votes for the governing body’s decision day on Friday. Prince Ali, a frustrated Arsenal fan, has travelled the globe seeking backing for his calls for greater transparency by the tainted organisation. Last year, the prince secured 73 protest votes against Blatter and then gallantly withdrew without forcing a second round. Much of that support is now believed to have gone to establishment favourites Gianni Infantino of Europe and Asia’s Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa.
