Chung Mong Joon is an old hand when it comes to FIFA politics — he served on the executive committee for 17 years and helped South Korea win the right toco-host the 2022 World Cup with Japan — but he is running as an outsider in his bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. His strategy is to paintfavorite Michael Platini as an insider and too close to Blatter and the corruption scandal that has engulfed FIFA.

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