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Mohamed Bin Hammam

Mohamed bin Hammam found to have enriched himself
Article
/ 21 July 2012

Mohamed bin Hammam found to have enriched himself

The would-be Fifa president, is accused of using the Asian Football Confederation bank accounts to conduct his private affairs. Graham Dunbar reports.

By Graham Dunbar
Sceptical Europe tells Fifa to dig into Blatter election
Article
/ 7 March 2012

Sceptical Europe tells Fifa to dig into Blatter election

A Council of Europe committee has called on Fifa to investigate Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s re-election as the governing body’s head honcho.

By Staff Reporter
Corruption dogs football’s 2011
Article
/ 29 December 2011

Corruption dogs football’s 2011

Football in 2011 was dominated by events off the field rather than on it as headlines were dominated by allegations of corruption and bribery at Fifa.

By Stuart Condie
Spotlight on ten more in Fifa bribery scandal
Article
/ 26 October 2011

Spotlight on ten more in Fifa bribery scandal

Fifa’s election bribery scandal went deeper on Wednesday, as 10 more Caribbean football officials were put under investigation over an alleged plot.

By Graham Dunbar
Jack Warner threatens to tell on Fifa’s Blatter
Article
/ 18 October 2011

Jack Warner threatens to tell on Fifa’s Blatter

In a letter to a local newspaper, former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has promised damaging revelations about Sepp Blatter’s electioneering.

By Staff Reporter
Ex Fifa boss Jack Warner bust talking ‘bribes’
Article
/ 12 October 2011

Ex Fifa boss Jack Warner bust talking ‘bribes’

A video showing Jack Warner telling Caribbean Football Union officials how to deal with cash gifts from Mohamed bin Hammam has been published.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 September 2011

Bin Hammam loses appeal over lifetime ban

Ousted Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam on Thursday lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from football, world governing body Fifa announced.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa dishes out life bans, suspends Concacaf official
Article
/ 10 August 2011

Fifa dishes out life bans, suspends Concacaf official

Fifa suspended Lisle Austin for a year and and banned six Hungarian and Bosnian match officials for life for helping fix international friendlies.

By Staff Reporter
Blatter pleads for time in cleaning up Fifa
Article
/ 28 July 2011

Blatter pleads for time in cleaning up Fifa

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked for time to clear up corruption allegations involving football’s scandal-ridden governing body.

By Juliana Barbassa
Dictator Blatter wanted me out, says Bin Hammam
Article
/ 25 July 2011

Dictator Blatter wanted me out, says Bin Hammam

Mohamed bin Hammam has accused Sepp Blatter of acting like a "dictator" in giving him a life ban from football over bribery allegations.

By Stuart Condie
Banned Bin Hammam declares war on Blatter
Article
/ 24 July 2011

Banned Bin Hammam declares war on Blatter

Disgraced Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam declared "war" on his former ally Sepp Blatter and vowed to clear his name.

By Tom Williams
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Article
/ 23 July 2011

Day of reckoning dawns for Bin Hammam

One of the biggest scandals in soccer history will conclude on Saturday when Mohamed bin Hammam learns his fate following a two-day Fifa hearing.

By Tom Williams
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Article
/ 22 July 2011

Bin Hammam vows ‘justice will prevail’

Mohamed bin Hammam decided not to attend a two-day Fifa ethics committee hearing that could see him banned from the sport for life.

By Tom Williams
Bin Hammam ready to face Fifa music
Article
/ 21 July 2011

Bin Hammam ready to face Fifa music

Mohamed bin Hammam will face Fifa on Friday to answer to charges that he attempted to buy the Fifa presidency by offering officials cash.

By Tom Williams
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Article
/ 6 July 2011

Fifa names date for bribery case hearings

Suspended Fifa official Mohamed bin Hammam will face its ethics committee on July 22 regarding bribery allegations.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa’s ‘compelling’ case of bribery
Article
/ 23 June 2011

Fifa’s ‘compelling’ case of bribery

A preliminary report says there was "convincing and overwhelming" evidence that Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted bribery.

By Mitch Phillips
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Article
/ 22 June 2011

Fifa opens case against Concacaf vice-president

Fifa says it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Lisle Austin for breaching regulations by going to court to challenge his suspension.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 June 2011

Soccer World Cup qualifying starts in Trinidad

The first 2014 Soccer World Cup qualifying match will be played in Trinidad on Wednesday despite ongoing bribery investigations within Fifa.

By Graham Dunbar
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Article
/ 2 June 2011

Dark days for Asian soccer and its leader

Suspended Asian Football Confederation head Mohamed bin Hammam fights bribery allegations while soccer in Asia battles match-fixing and violence.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa hands reins back to Blatter
Article
/ 1 June 2011

Fifa hands reins back to Blatter

Sepp Blatter has been re-elected Fifa president and vowed to clean up the body’s tarnished image following a series of corruption allegations.

By Rob Woollard
Blatter to keep hand firmly on Fifa tiller
Article
/ 1 June 2011

Blatter to keep hand firmly on Fifa tiller

Sepp Blatter is set to be re-elected as head of Fifa on Wednesday after attempts by English officials to force a postponement ended in defeat.

By Rob Woollard
New Fifa reform plea as Blatter denies crisis
Article
/ 31 May 2011

New Fifa reform plea as Blatter denies crisis

English football chiefs have urged Fifa to scrap its corruption-tainted presidential election amid mounting calls for sweeping reform.

By Rob Woollard
Call for ‘deep reform’ of graft-tainted Fifa
Article
/ 31 May 2011

Call for ‘deep reform’ of graft-tainted Fifa

Fifa faced fresh calls for sweeping reform on Tuesday despite denials from president Sepp Blatter that football’s governing body was in crisis.

By Rob Woollard
Everything is fine, says Blatter, now move along …
Article
/ 30 May 2011

Everything is fine, says Blatter, now move along …

Sepp Blatter has shrugged off the corruption allegations engulfing football’s governing body, denying the sport was in crisis.

By Rob Woollard
Qatar denies claim it bought 2022 World Cup
Article
/ 30 May 2011

Qatar denies claim it bought 2022 World Cup

Jerome Valcke had confirmed that he sent a private email suggesting Qatar had "bought" the right to host the 2022 World Cup, which Qatar has denied.

By Rob Harris
Blatter cleared by Fifa ethics committee
Article
/ 29 May 2011

Blatter cleared by Fifa ethics committee

Fifa’s ethics committee cleared president Sepp Blatter in soccer’s bribery investigation on Sunday but temporarily suspended his former rival.

By Brian Homewood
Bin Hammam withdraws before Fifa bribery case
Article
/ 29 May 2011

Bin Hammam withdraws before Fifa bribery case

Mohamed bin Hammam’s withdrawal from Fifa’s presidential election has cleared the path for Sepp Blatter to continue his reign.

By Graham Dunbar
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Article
/ 28 May 2011

Fifa’s corruption ‘tsunami’

Jack Warner says "a football tsunami" will hit the sport’s world governing body when corruption allegations are investigated over the coming days.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa chaos as Blatter faces corruption probe
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Fifa chaos as Blatter faces corruption probe

The battle for the Fifa presidency was thrown into further turmoil on Friday as a probe was opened into alleged corruption by president Sepp Blatter.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa opens corruption probe into Blatter
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Fifa opens corruption probe into Blatter

Fifa announced they have opened an investigation into Sepp Blatter as the corruption scandal gripping world football took another extraordinary twist.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 May 2011

Bin Hammam and other Fifa officials to be investigated

Fifa announced on Wednesday they have opened a corruption probe into four officials including Qatar’s Mohamed Bin Hammam and Trinidadian Jack Warner.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 May 2011

Fifa will have more transparency, says Bin Hammam

Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has vowed to bring more transparency to football’s world governing body amid fresh corruption claims.

By Ziad Bourrad
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