Sepp Blatter insisted he will "always be a president" as the suspended Fifa boss prepares to officially vacate his position at world football's governing body.
Fifa will usher in a new era at the presidential election in Zurich on Friday, with Gianni Infantino, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Jerome Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale vying for presidency.
