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FIFA presidential race: Infantino, Sheikh Salman battle to go to the wire

After a frantic final day of campaigning, Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Salman remain tough to separate in the race to become FIFA president.

FIFA presidential favorites Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa and Gianni Infantino look set for a tense battle at the polls following a final day of campaigning before Friday's election.

The UEFA general secretary and chief of the Asian Football Confederation remain the leading contenders to succeed former president Sepp Blatter at the Extraordinary Congress in Zurich, ahead of Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Jerome Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale.

Delegates arrived in Switzerland for the meetings of the separate confederations, at which the candidates were allowed to lobby for support in a final attempt to boost their campaign profiles and win over undecided member associations.