Tuesday 27 January 2015 19:15, UK
Sky sources understand the Football Association will back Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein's bid to become FIFA president.
The Jordanian, already a vice-president of world football's governing body, is one of five potential challengers to Sepp Blatter in the forthcoming election.
Each candidate needs the official support of five national associations to make it on to the ballot paper, and the FA board will be asked on Thursday to endorse Prince Ali.
FA chairman Greg Dyke this month called Prince Ali "a credible candidate", a view also publicly expressed by UEFA president Michel Platini.
Of the other challengers, only Dutch FA boss Michael van Praag has claimed to have the required number of nominations ahead of Thursday's deadline.
Jerome Champagne admitted this month he might struggle to attract official backers, while David Ginola and prominent agent Mino Raiola are seen as outsiders.
Ginola insists his his campaign is genuine and not just a publicity stunt, while Raiola, who counts Zlatan Ibrahimovic among his clients, says he will "reform FIFA 360 degrees" if he presses ahead with his bid.
The vote takes place in May, and Blatter is standing for a fifth term despite growing opposition to his presidency from Europe, in particular.
