U.S. college graduates have run for FIFA president before — Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl, who was not nominated in 2011, and Jordan’s Prince Ali, who lost to Sepp Blatter 133-73 in 2015, both attended Princeton — but no former U.S. college player has until now ran. Trinidadian David Nakhid, who starred as a freshman on American University’ 1985 national runner-up team, is running and has picked up support from Caribbean Football Unionpresident Gordon Derrick.

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