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FIFA appoints controversial Bahraini official to 2014 World Cup committee

FIFA appoints controversial Bahraini official to 2014 World Cup committee

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Oct 03, 2011
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FIFA appoints controversial Bahraini official to 2014 World Cup committee
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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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