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FA backing Gianni Infantino for FIFA president, confirms Greg Dyke

Greg Dyke has confirmed the Football Association will throw its weight behind UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino's bid for the FIFA presidency.

Infantino is one of five candidates -- along with Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne -- hoping to succeed Sepp Blatter at the helm of football's world governing body, with the election due to be held next Friday in Zurich.

FA chairman Dyke spoke with all nominees and was impressed by Prince Ali, but said his organisation would be supporting Infantino.

Dyke said on the FA's website: "We decided that we would back Gianni Infantino.