Jérôme Champagne withdraws from Fifa presidential race

• Frenchman fails to get five nominations required

• Luís Figo, Prince Ali and Van Praag remain in fight

• Owen Gibson: Sepp Blatter still odds-on Fifa favourite

Jérôme Champagne has announced he has withdrawn his Fifa presidential candidacy after failing to secure the minimum five nominations required.

The Frenchman announced his withdrawal in a letter to national associations where he blamed Uefa and “institutions” mobilising to eliminate him.

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