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Roberto di Matteo is back at Chelsea after beating depression and shock West Brom sacking
Roberto di Matteo returned to Chelsea bearing scars of all shapes and sizes. There are the ugly physical scars all over the lower part of his left leg which remind him of how his playing career ended on a miserable night in Zurich.
04 Aug » Daily MailBin Hammam handed lifetime ban from football by Fifa
??? Ethics panel finds Qatari guilty of bribery charges??? Bin Hammam expected to appeal against verdictMohamed bin Hammam was has been banned for life from all football activity by Fifa's ethics committee. Then, in a moment of high drama as the committee's chairman, Petrus Damaseb, exited stage left, legal counsel for the Qatari immediately took to the stage in Zurich to accuse an unnamed "senior Fifa official" of "lies".Bin Hammam will appeal against the decision of the five-man committee after it found him guilty of seven counts of misconduct including bribery. The decision, whose...
24 Jul » GuardianHammam: Fifa has already decided my guilt
??? Qatari fears ethics committee has already decided his fate??? Faces possible life ban if found guilty over presidency bidMohamed bin Hammam is believed to have turned down the opportunity to defend himself at the Fifa disciplinary hearing at which he is accused of attempting to bribe his way to the presidency of the world game's ruling body.That means that none of those accused of an attempt to subvert the Fifa electoral process in May ??? Bin Hammam, the former Concacaf president Jack Warner, and the Caribbean Football Union officials Jason Sylvester and Debbie Minguell ??? was present...
23 Jul » GuardianMohamed Bin Hamman believes he has been found guily by FIFA over bribery
Mohamed Bin Hammam believes FIFA have already decided to find him guilty of bribery but has vowed to clear his name. The Asian Football Confederation president began his fight in Zurich at a two-day FIFA ethics committee hearing.
22 Jul » Daily MailFifa has already decided I am guilty, claims Mohamed bin Hammam
??? Qatari begins hearing in Zurich already admitting defeat??? 'Justice will prevail,' insists suspended AFC presidentMohamed bin Hammam believes Fifa has already decided to find him guilty of bribery allegations but has vowed to clear his name of any wrongdoing.The Asian Football Confederation president began his fight to clear his name at a two-day hearing convened by Fifa's ethics committee in Zurich on Friday.Bin Hammam, who had been set to run against the incumbent president Sepp Blatter, has been suspended from all football activity since 29 May and will vigorously contest charges of...
22 Jul » GuardianBin Hammam slams 'false' allegations
??? Qatari says Zurich hearing is all about politics??? Guilty verdict may lead to life ban from footballMohamed bin Hammam has accused his accusers of mounting a "politically motivated" campaign against him as he risks becoming the most senior football official ever to be banned from the game at a Fifa hearing in Zurich.Bin Hammam is president of the 45-member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and was a candidate for the Fifa presidency. But that ambition foundered when he withdrew from the race shortly before being suspended from all football activity in May.In the culmination of a...
22 Jul » GuardianFifa committee may ban Bin Hammam for life
Mohamed bin Hammam will face Fifa's Ethics Committee in Zurich today with the very real prospect of a life ban from the sport being imposed come tomorrow evening when the two-day hearing is concluded.
22 Jul » The IndependentOther News
Bin Hammam bullish over corruption allegations
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the former Fifa presidential candidate faces corruption charges in Zurich on Friday, but is confident of disproving the allegations.Bin Hammam, a Fifa executive committee member and president of the Asian Football Confederation, has been suspended since 29th May on charges of bribery, which he denies.The 62-year-old Qatari will appear before Fifa's ethics to deny charges of attempting to bribe members of the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting in Trinidad in May.Bin Hammam said on his website: "Why was the Fifa ethics committee in such a hurry to suspend me before the...
21 Jul » tribalfootball.comBin Hammam vows to prove innocence in bribery case
The former Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has vowed to provide "convincing grounds" to prove his innocence when he faces corruption charges in Zurich this week.
21 Jul » The IndependentBin Hammam out to clear name
Mohamed Bin Hammam has vowed to clear his name when he faces corruption charges in Zurich this week.
20 Jul » SkySports.comBin Hammam vows to clear his name
??? Allegations 'besmirch my name in the public domain'??? Claims campaign against him is 'politically motivated'Mohamed bin Hammam, the former Fifa presidential candidate, has vowed to provide "convincing grounds" to prove his innocence when he faces what he describes as "politically motivated" corruption charges in Zurich this week.Bin Hammam, a Fifa executive committee member and president of the Asian Football Confederation, has been suspended since 29 May on charges of bribery, which he denies.The 62-year-old Qatari will appear before Fifa's ethics committee on Friday to deny charges of...
20 Jul » GuardianBin Hammam vows to clear name
Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has vowed to provide "convincing grounds" to prove his innocence when he faces what he describes as "politically-motivated" corruption charges in Zurich this week.
20 Jul » Daily ExpressBin Hammam 'withheld bank records'
??? Suspended Fifa member withheld bank records, report says??? Fifa ethics committee hearing begins in Zurich on ThursdayThe former Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam refused to co-operate with the investigation into bribery allegations, according to the report compiled for the Fifa ethics committee that will this week decide his fate.Seven associations from the Caribbean Football Union have told investigators they were offered or accepted cash gifts of $40,000 in a room in the Hyatt Regency hotel on 10 May after Bin Hammam had made a presentation about his campaign to be Fifa...
16 Jul » GuardianExclusive interview with Qatar bid chief
Hassan Al-Thawadi believes 'so much good can come out of' 2022 tournament but first the insinuations about his country's successful bid must stopWhen Sepp Blatter lifted the word Qatar from the envelope containing the host country for Fifa's 2022 World Cup, much of the football world was incredulous, while the Qatar bid team jumped all over each other in that Zurich hall. Hassan al-Thawadi, the small, fiery and, at 32, improbably young chief executive of Qatar's multimillion-dollar bid recalls the key moment differently. He says it was not 2 December but the day before, when he felt his team...
12 Jul » Guardian
