The Brazil legend says it is his duty to stand in the upcoming elections following Sepp Blatter's announcement that he will stand down. Former Brazil player Zico has announced that he intends to stand as a candidate for the Fifa presidency.Elections will be held either at the end of 2015 or at the start of 2016 to elect a new leader of world football's governing body after Sepp Blatter announced he would stand down from his post just four days after being re-elected for a fifth term.
Fifa has been hit by a string of arrests in relation to an FBI investigation into corruption and money laundering, while the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding processes are also being looked into by the Swiss authorities.
And legendary attacking midfielder Zico says that he feels it is his "duty" to stand in the next election and try to clean up the organisation.
“It’s sad for our sport to see what is happening in football today - the corruption and the hard work of many other good people wasted," he told reporters.
“I see it as my duty to use my experience and knowledge to try and stand for the presidency."
The 62-year-old is expected to stand against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, who stood against Blatter in the latest election, while KNVB chief Michael van Praag could also stand again.
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