Asian Football Confederation - Most popular for September 2011
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The Asian Football Confederation seem very often to be the proverbial paper tiger. Lot's of tough
talk rarely equates to any tough decisions or action being taken.
They are very adept at ensuring some regulations are followed strictly to the letter while happy to
shut their eyes to more serious misdemeanours.
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.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
David Beckham has a few teams circling in the water for his services once his contract with the
Los Angeles Galaxy expires at the end of this MLS season, and Paris-St. Germain is the latest to
express an interest.
PSG's sporting director, Leonardo, who worked with Beckham when they were both at AC Milan,
addressed the possibility of bringing him to France, saying that "the door is open" and that he
"would always consider him.
