EXCLUSIVE: from the Maltese FA

Day -846. WorldCup2018

There had been unconfirmed reports that the Maltese FA had decided to vote for Prince Ali bin Hussein in the Fifa presidential election. Today I can confirm, straight from the MFA President, Norman Darmanin Demajo, that they will indeed vote for Prince Ali. You read it here first.

"The MFA will remain consistent with the values and principles that were shown during the FIFA Congress in May, 2015, and will be supporting Prince Ali bin Hussein, for the upcoming FIFA elections."

The MFA have been long time supporters of Prince Ali and voted for him in last year's election where he was the only candidate opposing Sepp Blatter. One has to admire the MFA for their consistency and loyalty, that they didn't jump ship to UEFA's candidate, Gianni Infantino.

While adding another confirmed vote to Prince Ali's total, it also adds to the intrigue of who the associations that vote for Prince Ali will vote for in the second round. If, as expected, Infantino and Sheikh Salman get the highest totals in the first round, but not a clear enough majority, where will Prince Ali's votes go? It's an impossible question to ask an association like the MFA, but it could be what decides this election.