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Bin Hammam loses bid to reclaim AFC post
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 04 - 10 - 2011

A bid by ousted Asian soccer chief Mohamed Bin Hammam to block the appointment of his replacement has been denied by a sports arbitration court, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said Monday.
The 62-year-old Qatari was handed a lifetime ban from the sport in July after he was found guilty of trying to buy votes in the FIFA presidential race by offering Caribbean football officials $40,000 each. He denies the charges.
Bin Hammam was replaced as AFC chief — and as a member of FIFA's executive committee — by China's Zhang Jilong.
Zhang was named acting head of Asian football after a provisional ban on Bin Hammam in May by FIFA's ethics committee.
Bin Hammam had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland to block Zhang's appointment but the AFC said the court struck down the attempt in a ruling Friday.
“AFC has strictly followed the AFC Statutes at all times in relation to Mr. (Zhang) Jilong's designation as AFC Acting President and nomination to the FIFA Executive Committee,” said the statement, which “welcomed” the ruling.
“The CAS decision to dismiss Mr. Bin Hammam's request for a provisional stay is a procedural order and not an award, meaning that it is not subject to further appeal.”
Bin Hammam last month lost an appeal against the FIFA lifetime ban from football but has insisted he would fight on to clear his name. He has described the charges against him as “politically motivated”.
His suspension led to his withdrawal from the world football body's leadership election, handing incumbent president Sepp Blatter a fourth consecutive term in office.
The controversy highlighted allegations of corruption in FIFA and sparked calls for reform of its governance structure.
Brazil president meets FIFA
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had a “positive meeting” with FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke Monday to discuss the 2014 World Cup, Brazil's Sports Minister Orlando Silva said.
The meeting was organized at the behest of the Brazilian authorities due to disagreements about a bill submitted for approval by the Brazilian Congress on Sept. 19.
The bill seeks to limit FIFA's control over image rights for the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup, both of which will take place in Brazil.
“We re-examined preparations for the World Cup in Brazil and the Brazilian government reaffirmed their commitments ... and the president personally confirmed her intention to prepare the country to offer suitable conditions,” said Silva.
Silva had previously admitted that “there could be certain points of disagreement” with FIFA, but said in a statement Friday that he was committed to establishing “a harmonious working relationship” with world football's governing body.


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