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The Gloves Are Off: Bin Hammam Calls For End to Blatter’s FIFA Rule

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James M. Dorsey
Jan 24, 2011
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The gloves are off in Qatar’s escalating feud with FIFA President Sepp Blatter.
Asian Football Confederation chief Mohamed bin Hammam, a Qatari national unlikely to act without at least tacit government backing, lashed out on Monday, charging that Blatter had served too long as head of soccer’s world governing body and needs to be replaced.
Bin Hammam’s …

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