FIFA appoints controversial Bahraini official to 2014 World Cup committee
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Source: Associated Press_
By James M. Dorsey
World soccer body FIFA has appointed Bahrain Football Association president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim bin Hamad Al Khalifa to its 2014 World Cup committee despite the Bahraini officials denial of the sentencing and torture of national team soccer players for their…
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