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Soccer-Asia central to picking next FIFA chief

Yahoo! Sports | June 4, 2015

Related Topics: FIFA, Asian Football Confederation, FIFA World Cup, Kuwait, South Korea national football team

By Patrick Johnston

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SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) - Once a soccer minnow, the Middle East has emerged as one of the sport's most powerful blocs during Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign at FIFA, and is likely to have a big say in who will replace the 79-year-old Swiss, who is stepping down amid a deepening corruption scandal at the organisation.

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