Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar has officially thrown his hat in the ring to become the next UEFA president.
Villar has long been touted as a potential successor to Michel Platini as chief of European football's governing body and the 66-year-old has now confirmed he will be putting himself forward for election.
He is set to be challenged for the presidency by Michael van Praag, a UEFA vice-president from Netherlands, and Slovenia federation head Aleksander Ceferin.
Candidates had to declare their hands by July 20, with the final vote to elect the next UEFA president taking place on Sept. 14 in Athens.
A statement on the official website of the Spanish FA (RFEF) read: "The Spanish Football Federation president, Angel Maria Villar, has made official his candidature for the upcoming elections for the presidency of UEFA."
Bilbao-born Villar, a former Athletic Bilbao and Spain midfielder, became RFEF president in 1988 and became a FIFA Executive member in 1998. He has been a UEFA vice-president since 2000.
Platini is currently serving a four-year ban from all football-related activity, imposed by FIFA.
Villar has his own history with the FIFA ethics committee. He was issued with a warning last year for an indecent remark in 2014 to then-FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia during an investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid contests.
Information from The Associated Press and Press Association was used in this report.