Football



Bin Hammam throws in the towel

By Andrew Warshaw

Mohamed Bin Hammam 171212December 17 - The most damaging scandal in the history of FIFA came to an abrupt conclusion today when Mohamed Bin Hammam dropped his long-running fight to clear his name, walking away after being banned for life by FIFA for "repeated violations" of the world governing body's code of ethics while he was head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).




Cyprus FA President to hold meeting to reunite divided island

By Andrew Warshaw

Costakis KoutsokoumnisDecember 14 - A hugely symbolic development in relations between the football authorities on both sides of the political divide in Cyprus will take place in the New Year when the President of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Costakis Koutsokoumnis, holds a formal meeting with representatives on the Turkish-controlled north of the island.


FIFA close Mohamed Bin Hammam bribery case

By Andrew Warshaw

Mohamed Bin Hammam AFCDecember 13 - The FIFA-appointed corruption buster looking into the conduct of Mohamed Bin Hammam, the man who tried to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA Presidency, has admitted no new charges will be brought to support the claim that Bin Hammam bribed Caribbean officials during his doomed election campaign.







Qatar 2022 updates FIFA on World Cup plans

By Andrew Warshaw in Doha

q22 fifa meetingDecember 10 - Senior officials from the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee (Q22) – organisers of the World Cup in 10 years' time – have met here with FIFA to update football's world governing body on strategy and infrastructure plans.