GENEVA - Two would-be FIFA presidents stepped up campaigning on Friday after nominations closed to challenge Sepp Blatter for the most powerful job in world football. Nike Air Max 97 Nere Baffo Rosso .Luis Figo identified the five national federations that formally nominated him, and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan pledged not to dodge my responsibility if elected to lead the scandal-hit governing body.Portugal great Figo said in a statement he received the endorsement of Denmark, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Poland.He was also backed by his own national federation before the entry deadline on Thursday.Figo joined Dutch federation president Michael van Praag in having nominations only from Europe, where opposition to Blatter is focused.Blatter, who has headed FIFA for 17 years, has not said which five of FIFAs 209 members nominated him for the May 29 election.The 42-year-old Figo has little track record in football politics, and was a surprise entry this week.It has been a great start — my thanks to everyone concerned, the former Barcelona and Real Madid playmaker said.I would like to thank my colleagues and friends from the nominating FAs and across the global football family who have already given their backing to my campaign, and sent messages encouraging me in this mission.Blatter is strongly favoured to win a fifth presidential term from members who show little desire for change, despite bribery and election scandals implicating several of his colleagues on the ruling executive committee.On the 78-year-old Blatters watch, the World Cup has been a huge commercial success. FIFA has built a $1.5 billion cash reserve, and distributed around $200 million from 2014 World Cup profits in bonus payments to federations and continental confederations.UEFA is the only one of FIFAs six continental bodies actively campaigning against Blatter.Van Praag named the five European associations nominating him, at his campaign launch on Wednesday: Belgium, the Faeroe Islands, Romania, Scotland and Sweden.England has said it is formally backing Prince Ali, the FIFA vice-president for Asia who shapes as the only non-European in the contest.Prince Ali issued a statement on Friday saying he was prepared to accept accountability at all times.I will not attempt to shift blame or dodge my responsibility for the actions of FIFA, said the 39-year-old prince, who is president of Jordans FA.Prince Ali said he plans a news conference next week in London, and to spend time meeting federation leaders and hearing from football stakeholders before publishing his manifesto.This approach to my election campaign reflects my approach to the FIFA presidency — honest, open and collegiate, he said.Prince Alis campaign also has European roots. He has been encouraged to run by UEFA President Michel Platini, and his statement on Friday was issued by consultants also retained by UEFA.Former FIFA official Jerome Champagne, a longtime Blatter ally from France, also sought to enter the race, though he has not confirmed if he submitted nomination papers.Former France player David Ginola said Friday he failed to secure the required nominations, ending a short-lived and largely shambolic campaign. Ginola was paid 250,000 pounds ($380,000) to run by a sponsoring betting firm, itself a possible breach of FIFAs code of ethics.It could be two weeks before the official field of candidates is confirmed.FIFA has created an election oversight panel, led by its audit committee chairman Domenico Scala, which will validate nomination papers and receive vetting reports from FIFAs ethics committee. Air Max 2018.5 .500 were once common achievements for the Dallas Mavericks. 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It was never close Friday as the Boston Red Sox got to Mark Buehrle early en route to an 8-1 win.MONTREAL - It took most of the Major League Soccer season before the Montreal Impact started to consistently get results in their own stadium.The Impact, last in the Eastern Conference at 6-18-7 and eliminated from the playoffs, have three wins and a draw in their last four games at Saputo Stadium. They are undefeated in their last six at home if you count CONCACAF Champions League matches.With little else to play for, they will try to keep the streak alive on Saturday afternoon when they play host to the second-place New England Revolution (15-13-3).It wont be an easy match, but we have two home games left and we want to put on a good show for our fans, said striker Marco Di Vaio. We want to play the same way we have the last two months at home. I hope a lot of people come out.The Revolution can clinch a playoff spot with a win or a draw and will try to narrow their four-point gap with first-place D.C. United.So the Impact want to play the spoiler as well.Theyre going for first place, but every game, especially at home, we try to win, said defender Heath Pearce. Im sure well put out the best team we have to try to get a result and continue to move forward.We didnt get the results we wanted this year, but well try to continue to move the club in the right direction, regardless of what were playing for.The Impact have run an advertising blitz reminding fans that it is the first of only two more chances they will get to see 38-year-old Di Vaio play at home before he retires. They close out the season Oct. 25 at home against D.C.After that, Di Vaio will end his 2 1/2-year stint with Montreal and return to his native Italy, where there may be a job waiting at his former club Bologna FC, which is in the process of being bought by a group that includes Impact owner and president Joey Saputo.It is a match the Impact feels it can win, having beaten New England 2-0 at Saputo Stadium on May 31 on goals from Andres Romero and Jack McInerney. That ended the Revolutions five-game winning streak.New England returned the favour with a 2-1 win on its home turf on Sept. 13, although the Impact was resting some key players for a CONCACAF match later the same week.The Revolution are on another hot streak that has them 7-1-0 in their last eight games.Theyre a team thats playing well, said Impact coach Frank Klopas. With us, I look at the first game we played them here and we won: We were good on the ball, ggood in possession. Air Max 97 Gold Uomo. We stayed compact.The last game was different. We played on (synthetic) turf. Their pitch was a little smaller. Our field is bigger. So our ability to be good in the final third is going to be key.With Di Vaio as the star attraction, its likely McInerney will start on the bench even though he has a history of scoring against New England, with five goals in 11 career meetings.However, Montreal designated player Ignacio Piatti has been ruled out due to knee tendinitis. He hopes to be ready for a Champions League match Oct. 22 at New York.Veteran Justin Mapp, who returned from injury in a 0-0 draw in Chicago last week, strengthens the midfield in Piattis absence. Hell likely play on the outside with Dilly Duka the likely candidate to take Piattis spot in the middle.Montreal is also missing fullback Eric Miller, who is with the U.S. under-23 squad, and three players selected by Canadas national team: Karl Ouimette, Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare and Issey Nakajima-Farran.The Revolution bring a formidable lineup that includes midfielder Lee Nguyen, who scored his 14th goal last week against Columbus, and attacker Jermaine Jones.Their most dangerous weapon is Lee Nguyen, said Pearce. Hes been their best player all year.Hes been in talks as an MVP candidate. Hes a creative player that connects the midfield to the attack. Thats the guy we need to keep a lot of our attention and focus on. Theyre a good team. Theyve managed to get results all year. But we expect to play our game and hopefully force them to make adjustments to us.The Impact are perceived around MLS as a team that is better than its record. Montreal got the fifth and final playoff spot last season, but got off to a disastrous start in 2014 and only recently showed signs of a rally. Failing to win a game on the road all season has been their undoing.The Revolution expect a difficult game against a team with nothing to lose.It makes teams more dangerous, Revolution defender Chris Tierney said on his teams website. Ive been in that situation before and you carry a certain amount of frustration and anger into a game that really gives you an extra edge.Were going to have to button up defensively and limit their chances.The Revolution can also clinch a playoff spot if Toronto FC fails to win Saturday against New York. That would lower the stakes considerably when Montreal plays at Toronto on Oct. 18. ' ' '