Michel Platini (left) says he wants to reform FIFA as Sepp Blatter gets ready to quit as president
The president of UEFA today confirmed he will challenge for the post, which will be vacated by Sepp Blatter.
"This was a very personal, carefully considered decision, one in which I weighed up the future of football alongside my own future. I was also guided by the esteem, support and encouragement that many of you have shown me," Platini said.
"There are times in life when you have to take your destiny into your own hands.
"I am at one of those decisive moments, at a juncture in my life and in events that are shaping the future of FIFA
"During this last half-century or so, FIFA has only had two presidents.
"This extreme stability is something of a paradox in a world that has experienced radical upheavals and in a sport that has undergone considerable economic change.
"However, recent events force the supreme governing body of world football to turn over a new leaf and rethink its governance."
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Former Juventus and France midfielder Platini was appointed UEFA president in 2007.
It is believed he decided to run after talking with Asian Football Confederation president, Sheikh Salman, and Kuwait’s FIFA executive member, Sheikh Ahmad, last week.