US will vote for Prince Ali in FIFA election


The United States says it will vote for Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein for FIFA president on Friday and not for incumbent Sepp Blatter.U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati made the announcement on a telephone conference call Thursday.Gulati, a member of FIFA's executive committee who is in Zurich, says Ali "is an active proponent of reform at FIFA.""This is a vote for good governance," Gulati says.Gulati also says Canadian Soccer Association President Victor Montagliani told him Canada will vote for Ali.