Luis Figo has withdrawn from the race for President of FIFA. Figo joins Michael van Praag, who withdrew this morning, in stepping out of the running for the FIFA presidency.

In a statement released by Figo, he highlighted his reasons for running in the election and ultimately the reasons he withdrew. In his statement Figo suggested current president Sepp Blatter has got preferential treatment during the campaign with Blatter getting more time to speak to various organisations. The former Portuguese international also pointed out that Blatter has not submitted a manifesto.

"Does anyone think it's normal that an election for one of the most relevant organizations on the planet can go ahead without a public debate? Does anyone think it's normal that one of the candidates doesn't even bother to present an election manifesto that can be voted on May 29? Shouldn't it be mandatory to present such a manifesto so that federation presidents know what they're voting for?" he said.

With Figo and Van Praag withdrawing from the election the presidency is now a two-horse race between Blatter and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.