Sheikh Salman contests FIFA rival's complaint about conduct

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Sheikh Salman contests FIFA rival's complaint about conduct

ROB HARRIS, AP Sports Writer


LONDON (AP) — FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa dismissed a rival's complaint about his election conduct as "entirely inaccurate" and warned on Saturday against public squabbling.

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has accused Bahrain's Sheikh Salman of a "blatant attempt to engineer a bloc vote" by signing a pact between the Asian Football Confederation he leads and its counterpart in Africa. Jordanian federation president Prince Ali on Friday asked FIFA's election watchdog to investigate whether election rules were broken.

But in a statement on Saturday, titled "An unnecessary spat between FIFA candidates," Sheikh Salman insisted the Asia-Africa pact was being worked on months before he decided to run in the Feb. 26 election to replace Sepp Blatter.

"I am astonished about my friend's comments, which are wholly dismissed and entirely inaccurate," Sheikh Salman said.

The Bahraini royal said that talks about the "memorandum of understanding" started when the general secretaries of the Asia and African governing bodies met in May. He noted that the AFC has similar cooperation agreements with FIFA and two other regional bodies: UEFA and CONCACAF.

"As AFC president, one of my duties is to seek development-knowhow sharing opportunities for the AFC around the world and to establish solid ties with like-minded football professionals," the sheikh said.

Sheikh Salman and Prince Ali are competing against UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, former FIFA official Jerome Champagne, and South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale in a five-man election field.

Prince Ali was beaten in May's presidential election by Blatter, who announced resignation plans the following week in the wake of criminal investigations into FIFA officials, and was later banished from world soccer for eight years by the ethics judge.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-01-17

[smotherb]

I wonder if FIFA will soon be under Sharia law?

[Chicog]

When I think of that family I can't help but think of the word "crook".

[katana]

"...Human rights organisations have reacted with alarm to the Bahraini royal Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa becoming the new favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter as Fifa president, citing his family’s role in the brutal suppression of the country’s pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011...
...human rights organisations have reacted furiously, resurrecting claims that Sheikh Salman was involved in identifying athletes involved in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011, some of whom were then allegedly imprisoned and tortured..."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/16/sheikh-salman-al-khalifa-fifa-president-bahrain-human-rights

When choosing FIFA president, wonder why they don't pick an ex footballer or manager with some experience in the game?

[Chicog]

"...Human rights organisations have reacted with alarm to the Bahraini royal Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa becoming the new favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter as Fifa president, citing his family’s role in the brutal suppression of the country’s pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011...

...human rights organisations have reacted furiously, resurrecting claims that Sheikh Salman was involved in identifying athletes involved in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011, some of whom were then allegedly imprisoned and tortured..."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/16/sheikh-salman-al-khalifa-fifa-president-bahrain-human-rights

When choosing FIFA president, wonder why they don't pick an ex footballer or manager with some experience in the game?

You mean like Michel Platini, who trousered an undocumented million euros for some services which he couldn't actually explain?

Yeah, that'll work.

[katana]

So you think all payers and managers are corrupt? That's a pretty jaundiced view you have of things.

Yeah, better stick with people flagged on human rights lists.

[Andaman Al]

"...Human rights organisations have reacted with alarm to the Bahraini royal Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa becoming the new favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter as Fifa president, citing his family’s role in the brutal suppression of the country’s pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011...

...human rights organisations have reacted furiously, resurrecting claims that Sheikh Salman was involved in identifying athletes involved in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011, some of whom were then allegedly imprisoned and tortured..."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/16/sheikh-salman-al-khalifa-fifa-president-bahrain-human-rights

When choosing FIFA president, wonder why they don't pick an ex footballer or manager with some experience in the game?

Get Beckham in A proven great ambassador for the sport. Would get the players onside (no pun intended), and most of the people in the world that support football truly would be ok with it. Just don't let Posh Spice in as secretary. Get rid of corrupt old men who are on a power crazed episode of self indulgence. Beckham is not brilliant when he speaks, but neither was Blatter! Difference is that Beckham can inspire young lads all over the world to play football !

[Andaman Al]

And another thing..................

If the next guy in charge is to be President of the worlds Football Associations then let the supporters vote them in. Give a vote to every season ticket holding fan in the world. Easy to collect the votes. Lets see how many votes the Bahraini's would get then