Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
mohamed bin hammamlatest news & developments
Mohammed bin Hammam received millions of dollars from individuals linked to AFC contracts

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.

Sceptical Europe tells Fifa to dig into Blatter election

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.

Former Fifa official spills the beans on TV rights trade

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.

Spotlight on ten more in Fifa bribery scandal

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.

Jack Warner threatens to tell on Fifa’s Blatter

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.

Jack Warner threatens to tell on Fifa’s Blatter

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.

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.

Fifa dishes out life bans

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.

Blatter pleads for time in cleaning up Fifa

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.

Dictator Blatter wanted me out

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.

Banned Bin Hammam declares war on Blatter

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.

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.

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.

Bin Hammam ready to face Fifa music

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.

Fifa names date for bribery case hearings

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

Fifa dishes out life bans

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fifa hands reins back to Blatter

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.