Chung fights to clear name and FIFA of Blatter influence (The Associated Press)

Chung Mong-joon's bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president may have ended prematurely in 2015, but the South Korean has vowed to continue the fight against what he called Blatter's continuing influence at the governing body. Chung announced in 2015 that he would run against Blatter for soccer's top job, but the attempt ended after he was banned from soccer-related activities by the organization for infringing a FIFA ethics code during South Korea's failed bid to host the 2022 World Cup. A FIFA vice-president from 1994 to 2011, Chung, 65, said at a press conference in Seoul on Thursday that by clearing his name he can help FIFA, which has been plagued by corruption scandals in recent years, continue reforms made after Blatter was forced to step down in December 2015.