Sports court rejects Bin Hammam appeal to be reinstated as FIFA executive committee member

Oct 03, 2011

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Mohamed Bin Hammam

By James M. Dorsey

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected an appeal by Mohamed Bin Hammam against his suspension as head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the AFC said in a statement.

Mr. Bin Hammam had appealed the AFC’s decision in July to appoint Zhang Jilong as acting president pending Mr. Bin Hammam’s appeal …

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