Mohamed Bin Hammam

Mohamed bin Hammam found to have enriched himself

Article Graham Dunbar - 21 Jul 2012

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

Sceptical Europe tells Fifa to dig into Blatter election

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Mar 2012

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.

Corruption dogs football’s 2011

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Dec 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.

Spotlight on ten more in Fifa bribery scandal

Article Graham Dunbar - 26 Oct 2011

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

Jack Warner threatens to tell on Fifa’s Blatter

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Oct 2011

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

Ex Fifa boss Jack Warner bust talking ‘bribes’

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Oct 2011

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

Bin Hammam loses appeal over lifetime ban

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2011

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

Fifa dishes out life bans, suspends Concacaf official

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2011

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

Blatter pleads for time in cleaning up Fifa

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Jul 2011

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

Dictator Blatter wanted me out, says Bin Hammam

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2011

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

Banned Bin Hammam declares war on Blatter

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jul 2011

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

Day of reckoning dawns for Bin Hammam

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Jul 2011

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.

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