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Jordan’s Prince Ali wins FIFA vice-presidency

?DOHA, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein stunned powerful South Korean Chung Mong-Joon by unseating him as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday while Mohamad bin Hammam won another term as AFC chief. Chung, the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, a major FIFA sponsor, had been in the job since 1994 [.

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The Soccer Room @ Jan 6, 2011 3:57 PM EDT | Blog Profile

FIFA News Asian Football Confederation west AFC AFC blatter president jordan change body Role head king Domestic Football thursday mohamad mohamad Future Doha job Chief vice president year world governing body Hyundai shareholder age fifa executive committee someone king hussein arab support asian football federation eligible members financial impropriety Hammam hierachy hyundai heavy industries impropriety industrial giant Joon Korean marketing company prince ali top job unsuccessful attempt vice presidency

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