Phoney war begins for FIFA presidency as Blatter blasted by Qatari rival

THE chances of FIFA president Sepp Blatter facing a challenge for his position look to have increased following an attack from his most likely opponent.

Asian football supremo Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Qatari who delivered a stunning victory for his country in the contest to host the 2022 World Cup, yesterday said the world governing body needed much improvement.

Bin Hammam refused to rule out standing for president, and has been angered by Blatter announcing a plan to introduce an anti-corruption committee without first running the proposal by executive committee members. “Some of FIFA’s acts, I do not approve of or agree,” said Bin Hammam. “I think FIFA needs a lot of improvement.”