Fifa
presidential candidate Luis Figo said he has no plans to quit his campaign, at
a joint news conference in the Netherlands with fellow hopeful Michael van
Praag.
Figo
was reacting on Wednesday to a story published earlier in the day by Dutch
newspaper De Volkskrant.
A
spokesman working for Figo's campaign told Reuters from Lisbon: "We
reiterate what we said on the first day.
"Luis
is an independent candidate and he will keep being independent. He will not
travel to Holland, contrary to what the rumours say."
Figo
and Van Praag, along with Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, are all standing
against incumbent Sepp Blatter at the election at the Fifa Congress in Zurich
on May 29.
They
have met at least once in the last two weeks to discuss their strategies, and
to consider if all three would continue with their bids.
A
spokesman for Van Praag said the candidates had met, and told reporters:
"We can confirm that there have been planned discussions between the
candidates regarding the possibility to join forces.
"Our
shared, collective goal is to achieve change within Fifa - it is good that
there is a growing international coalition striving for that goal.
"That
is our main focus now, it is too soon to talk about which candidate might have
the biggest chance."
The report De Volkskrant
said Figo and Van Praag would jointly end their campaigns on Thursday.
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