FIFA cannot make credible changes in the last months of Sepp Blatter's leadership of the scandal-hit body, former presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has said.

The Jordanian prince also doubted the worth of FIFA's in-house reforms task force which is supported by Michel Platini, his former ally and now front-runner to succeed Blatter in the 26 February election.

"I don't think anybody will take any decisions that are credible in the current situation," Prince Ali told the Associated Press in a telephone interview.

"I think that the important thing is that you need an overall change in leadership," said the prince (photo above), who described Platini as "not good for FIFA" when the UEFA president launched his campaign two weeks ago. "The entire football world would like to see a change."

Still, Prince Ali has not committed to making a second bid to be president and enact that change.

"Right now I'm talking to our national associations, listening to their opinions," said the prince, who got votes from 73 of FIFA's 209 member federations when Blatter won re-election in May.

Within four days, Blatter announced he would leave office under pressure from dual American and Swiss federal investigations of corruption that finally drove World Cup sponsors to demand a change of culture at FIFA.

Prince Ali could outline campaign plans on Sept. 7 as a keynote speaker at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, England.

"It's a place where I will obviously want to present my ideas for what I think is best for the organization," said the prince, who served as Asia's FIFA vice president for four years until May.

September shapes as busy for FIFA politics though the deadline for presidential contenders to file nomination papers is not until Oct. 26.

On Sept. 15-16, UEFA members who mostly supported Prince Ali against Blatter will meet in Malta and can expect to hear details of their president Platini's manifesto for FIFA.

Prince Ali declined to comment on possibly stepping on Platini's turf during that two-day session. It is one of few scheduled meetings where large numbers of FIFA voters will gather before the election congress in Zurich.

"I do hope that this time around it will be a good election," Prince Ali said. "The important thing is that there is a proper debate and things are based on a real platform."

On Sept. 24-25, Blatter will chair an executive committee meeting in Zurich where FIFA has promised "concrete and comprehensive reform proposals" from the task force whose 11-member lineup is yet to be announced.

Suggested reforms such as term limits for top officials, publishing their pay and stricter vetting of their integrity were rejected two years ago, when FIFA's then anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth publicly criticized UEFA leaders for not supporting his work.

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, who lost the last FIFA election vote 133-73 to Blatter on May 29, is also touted to stand again. Former Brazil great Zico, who scored 48 goals in 71 games for his country, and Liberian soccer federation president Musa Bility are also among those reportedly planning to run.

Chung Mong-Joon (photo above), a FIFA honorary vice president, has already announced his candidacy as has UEFA president Michel Platini.

Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Monday, Chung Mong-Joon said "it is my privilege and honour to announce my candidacy," before quickly turning his sights on long-serving president Sepp Blatter.

After 17 years as FIFA president, Blatter said on June 2 he was standing down, under pressure from American and Swiss federal investigations of widespread corruption implicating senior FIFA officials.

"The real reason FIFA has become such a corrupt organization is because the same person and his cronies have been running it for 40 years. Absolute power corrupts absolutely," Chung said. "It has pained me to witness the spectacle of the FIFA president being booed by the fans at football stadiums everywhere. In 2011, when a European sports magazine conducted a survey asking 'What do you think about FIFA President Joseph Blatter?' 95 percent said 'Blatter is ruining football.'"

UEFA President Michel Platini has already declared his candidacy and is widely favoured to replace Blatter. The former France midfielder, a FIFA insider after 13 years as an executive committee member, has taken advantage of his access to soccer powerbrokers.

At the Champions League final in Berlin and FIFA meetings in Zurich and St. Petersburg, Russia, he outlined his plans and gained early support.

"Michel was a great football player. I played golf twice with Michel, his swing is not that great, it's lucky he chose football instead of golf," Chung said, who criticized Platini for having a "father and son" and "mentor-student" relationship with Blatter over the years.

Platini was formerly a supporter of Blatter.

Would-be candidates must apply by Oct. 26. FIFA members from the 209 national federations elect the president.