Twitter Explodes As Luis Figo Announces FIFA Presidency Battle With Sepp Blatter

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Luis Figo has announced his intentions to run for FIFA president against Sepp Blatter…

Luis Figo has officially announced his intentions to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, with Twitter practically exploding at the news.

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The retired Portuguese international is one of many candidates to throw their hat in the ring, but is arguably the one who has caused the most excitement.

42-year-old Figo claims he will be looking to change the way things are run in football, and revealed that he wanted to give something back to the sport.

The governing body has come in for a huge amount of criticism in recent years, having to deal with internal scandals and allegations of corruption.

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