World Cup places worry prince

FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein on Monday expressed fears horse-trading over the allocation of places at the 2018 World Cup could influence the election.

FIFA's executive committee will decide on the distribution of World Cup places by confederation on May 30, a day after Ali, Michel van Praag and Luis Figo go up against incumbent Sepp Blatter in the FIFA presidential election.

Michel Platini, president of European governing body UEFA, has suggested Blatter will make promises about World Cup slots while campaigning and Ali is also concerned about the order of events.