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Soccer-NZ to vote for challenger Ali in FIFA election

Yahoo! Sports | May 29, 2015

Related Topics: FIFA, Ali, Friday, New Zealand Football

* NZ run counter to earlier Oceania pledge to back Blatter

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By Greg Stutchbury

WELLINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand Football will vote for FIFA presidential challenger Prince Ali bin Al Hussein later on Friday, snubbing their Oceania colleagues and switching allegiance from embattled incumbent Sepp Blatter.

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