Bin Hammam Appeal Rejected

Former FIFA Executive Committee member, Asian Football Confederation president, and FIFA presidential candidate Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal of his lifetime ban was rejected by FIFA's Appeals Committee. The decision was announced on Thursday. Bin Hammam has previously promised to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with the expectation that his appeal within FIFA would be unsuccessful.

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