Bin Hammam Set to Challenge Blatter as FIFA President

Feb 08, 2011

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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohammed Bin Hammam will run against FIFA President Sepp Blatter in elections scheduled for June in a move that is certain to expand Qatar’s influence in world soccer, according to a tweet by outgoing FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon.

Chung’s tweet is the first public confirmation that Bin Hamman, a Qatari …

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