Kuwait objects to Bin Hammam interference

By Patrick Johnston KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Asian soccer finally got rid of tainted former leader Mohamed Bin Hammam on Thursday, voting in the Qatari's sworn enemy Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain as president in a move that ...

The fallout from the Mohamed bin Hammam corruption scandal in world football led to FIFA suspending another leading Asian member of its executive committee today . Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka has been banned from taking part in any football ...

KUALA LUMPUR Two years after vote-buying accusations prompted the eventual downfall of former president Mohamed bin Hammam, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is at risk of new controversy as delegates gather to choose his successor. All three ...

(ATR) The four candidates bidding to succeed Mohamed Bin Hammam as president of the Asian Football Confederation pitch their cases to ASEAN Football Federation ... Yousuf Al Serkal appoints VERO Communications to aid his campaign ... More inside ...

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain has been voted as the Asian Football Confederation president, replacing Mohamed Bin Hammam. He was also elected to Fifa's executive committee, ahead of Qatar World Cup organising chief Hassan ...

Rarely is there a dull moment in Asian football, not least when the confederation's presidency is up for grabs. For the first time in 11 years, the once-powerful figure of Mohammed bin Hammam will not be in the running at Thursday's vote as he is ...

World football governing body's vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, on Monday, backed India's bid to host the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, saying that the country was crucial for the overall development of the game in the continent."I support ...

AFC to elect new chief in first post-Hammam election AIFF congratulates new AFC president Shaikh Salman Nothing can justify bribe-taking, say former top cops MUSS, Amity join hands to develop football New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) FIFA vice president Ali ...

Two human rights groups Friday urged FIFA president Sepp Blatter to block Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa from becoming Asia's new football boss over alleged abuses in his home country. In a joint letter, the Bahrain Youth Society for ...