Football: Bin Hammam denies FIFA charges
Bin Hammam said allegations against him were part of a politically motivated ploy by Fifa President Sepp Blatter.
LONDON:
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam ‘completely denied’ wrongdoing after football’s governing body announced it was investigating him for corruption. Bin Hammam said allegations against him were part of a politically motivated ploy by Fifa President Sepp Blatter as the two powerbrokers prepared for a June 1 election. “This has been a painful day for me,” he said. “But, if there’s even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the Fifa presidential election.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2011.
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam ‘completely denied’ wrongdoing after football’s governing body announced it was investigating him for corruption. Bin Hammam said allegations against him were part of a politically motivated ploy by Fifa President Sepp Blatter as the two powerbrokers prepared for a June 1 election. “This has been a painful day for me,” he said. “But, if there’s even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the Fifa presidential election.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2011.