Bin Hammam confirms challenge to Blatter

Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has today confirmed he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2011 - 09:47

Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has today confirmed he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.

The 61-year-old Qatari has spent the past two months weighing up possible support among the 208 national associations who make up FIFA as he bids to end Blatter’s 13-year reign.

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