Asian soccer elects controversial Bahraini as president

By James M. Dorsey

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has elected a prominent Bahraini soccer executive to complete the term of ousted president Mohammed Bin Hammam in a poll that has been marred by allegations of interference and controversy over the candidates’ track records.

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, head of the Bahrain Football Associa…