Rio de Janeiro : Former Brazil star Zico confirmed he will stand in the election to succeed Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, although he admitted he may struggle to find enough support.
"I would like to confirm the decision to be a candidate," the 62-year-old told a news conference on Wednesday.
"I feel I am capable. For sure, certain rules need to change."
Blatter has already announced he will stand down from the job after the organisation he has headed since 1998 was engulfed in a series of corruption allegations.
Zico, who has experience of the game at managerial level having notably coached Japan, said he believed the game had to undergo wide-ranging reforms.
But he added he believed it was right that Blatter be allowed to stay in place prior to a vote on a successor due by year's end.
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