AFC President Mohamd Bin Hammam Banned For Life Time!!!

FIFA have banned former AFC President and member Mohamed Bin Hammam for life time from all football-related activities after the ethics committee found him guilty of bribing the Carribean officials prior of FIFA election in July. He was filed his candidacy for the FIFA presidential election that had been held lat month. He withdrew his candidacy regarding the corruption issues.

The decision was made after a two-day hearing conducted in Zurich, Switzerland.
The 62-year-old has been suspended since May 29, along with fellow Fifa Executive Committee member Jack Warner, after allegations of corruption were brought up against him by the Caribbean Football Union in regards to offering bribes for votes in the Fifa presidential campaign trail

Mohamd Bin Hammam 

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"Bin Hammam is hereby banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life," said Damaseb, chairman of the ethics committee, according to The Press Association.

Hammam was challenging Sepp Blatter in the Fifa election but had withdrawn his candidacy following the bribe scandal. 

Mohamed Bin Hammam withdrwas from FIFA presidential Election

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohamed Bin Hammam aged 62  has sensationally withdrawn his candidacy from the FIFA presidential elections, which were due to be held on Wednesday June 1.

The AFC supremo was the only challenger to current incumbent Sepp Blatter in the race for the organization's top job, but with the 62-year-old due to face FIFA's ethics committee on Sunday amid allegations of bribery, he has taken the decision to remove his name from consideration.

As a result, Blatter now looks set to be inaugurated for another term in the position he has held since succeeding Joao Havelange in 1998.

Bin Hammam, in addition to Blatter and CONCACAF chief Jack Warner, will be questioned by the committee as accusations of corruption continue to blight the governing body, in respect to the recent World Cup 2018 and 2022 bidding process.

The Qatari official was thought to have been trailing Blatter as both men looked to garner backing for their respective bids, but his decision to take himself out of the reckoning will still be regarded as a major surprise.

Mohamed Bin Hammam

Bin Hammam said on his official website: "I made the decision to run for the FIFA presidency because I was and remain committed to change within FIFA.
"However, recent events have left me hurt and disappointed - on a professional and personal level.

"It saddens me that standing up for the causes that I believed in has come at a great price – the degradation of FIFA’s reputation. This is not what I had in mind for FIFA and this is unacceptable. I cannot allow the name that I loved to be dragged more and more in the mud because of competition between two individuals. The game itself and the people who love it around the world must come first."

But Bin Hammam said his withdraw should not be linked to him being called in to face the Ethics Committee.

"I pray that my withdrawal will not be tied to the investigation held by the FIFA Ethics Committee as I will appear before the Ethics Committee to clear my name from the baseless allegations that have been made against me.

AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam

"I promise those who stood by me that I will walk with my head held high and will continue to fight for the good of the game. I would like to offer my thanks and appreciation to all Member Associations and individuals who supported me. I hope that they will not receive my decision with disappointment and frustration.

"I have a special thank you to my friend and colleague Jack Warner for his unlimited support. I am sorry to see that he has to suffer because of me, but I am promising him that I will be with him all the way through thick and thin."

FIFA presidency candidate Hammam charged with offering bribes for buying votes

London, May 27 : Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, who is challenging Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency next week, has been accused of offering up to 40,000 dollars in exchange for votes during a football summit in the West Indies.

The bribes are alleged to have been offered to members of the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting organised by Jack Warner, one of the men accused by FA chairman Lord Triesman of ''improper and unethical behaviour in the 2018 World Cup bidding process''.

Bin Hammam, however, blamed Blatter for making attempts to discredit him ahead of next week''s election, and instead demanded that an investigation be launched against him over corruption.

Bin Hammin with Sepp Blater

"This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the FIFA presidential election. This has been a difficult and painful day for me. But if there is even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind," he said.

Meanwhile, British MP Damian Collins has demanded FIFA to abandon the election over the bribery scandal.

Talking about Bin Hammam's claims, the Daily Mail quoted Collins, as saying: "As the recent accusations also mention incumbent FIFA president Joseph Blatter, Mohamed Bin Hammam has requested that the investigation be extended to include Blatter."

He further named two other FIFA members in Parliament, who had allegedly received bribes from Qatar''s 2022 World Cup bid.

Logo of FIFA

"FIFA need to have a proper independent investigation and the timetabledoes not allow this to happen before next week. If Bin Hammam is suspended, it would be unacceptable for the election to simply become a shoo-in for Sepp Blatter. There must be a new election with newcandidates allowed to come forward," Collins added.

Meanwhile, Concacaf General Secretary Chuck Blazer alleged that ''violations were committed under the FIFA code of ethics in relation to the upcoming FIFA presidential election'' - in other words cash for votes.

Jack warner

"In view of the facts alleged in this report, which include bribery allegations, FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has requested the FIFA ethics committee to open proceedings.'' A FIFA statement said.