Hammam Appeals Against FIFA Ban

Disgraced Asian football chief Mohammed Bin Hammam, has appealed against a lifetime ban imposed on him by football’s world governing body for corruption in the run-up to FIFA presidential election, CAS has said.

The appellant requests the annulment of the FIFA decision,” the Court of Arbitration for Sport said in a statement.

The Qatari was banned in July after he was found guilty of trying to buy votes by bribing Caribbean soccer leaders.

CAS said the parties in the dispute would first exchange written submissions. A hearing for which a date has yet-to-be fixed, would then be held.

China’s Zhang Jilong replaced Bin Hammam as the president of Asian Football Confederation after FIFA’s ruling.

The Qatari appealed to CAS against Zhang’s appointment by the AFC but the court rejected the request.

Bin Hammen has vowed to continue with his quest to clear his name and has described the charges against him as “politically motivated.”