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…
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