DUBAI: Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa is a blue-blooded contender in the FIFA leadership race who emerged from nowhere to become a frontrunner to lead world football.

The 50-year-old senior member of the Bahrain royal family, whose sister is the wife of the Gulf state’s king, has built up heavyweight support despite human rights questions shadowing his campaign.

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