{"id":321701,"date":"2011-03-18T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/qatar%e2%80%99s-bin-hammam-to-run-against-blatter-for-fifa-president\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:47:55","slug":"qatars-bin-hammam-to-run-against-blatter-for-fifa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/qatars-bin-hammam-to-run-against-blatter-for-fifa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar\u2019s Bin Hammam To Run Against Blatter For Fifa President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7954a1camam_get_226.jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25331\" title=\"Qatar's Bin Hammam to run against Blatter for Fifa president\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7954a1camam_get_226.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has announced he will stand against Sepp Blatter in the Fifa presidential election in June.\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bin Hammam offer a credible challenge to Blatter as the president of Fifa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has announced he will stand against Sepp Blatter in the Fifa presidential election in June.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a 17-minute speech announcing his candidacy, Bin Hammam vowed to increase the world governing body\u2019s decision-making power and spread its wealth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChange is necessary and needed,\u201d said Bin Hammam, whose campaign will be built on transparency and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Blatter is seeking re-election for a fourth four-year term as president.<\/p>\n<p>Bin Hammam said he rated his chances of becoming the ninth president of Fifa and the first from Asia as \u201c50-50\u2033.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful study, consultation and consideration, armed with my love and passion for football, believing that our game is about fair competition, I have decided to stand in the Fifa presidential elections on 1 June at the Fifa congress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AFC executive committee have encouraged me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that Asia is going to be united behind me, but also the other confederations where I enjoy a lot of friendship and relationships, I hope also those people are going to support me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlatter is an experienced person, he has made significant contribution to football worldwide but I believe there is a time limit for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Qatari said much of Fifa\u2019s administration was too bureaucratic and promised to decentralise it if voted in, adding that he would also expand the executive committee to give more people a greater say in decision making.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Fifa president should be chairman of a 41-member board, instead of 24, putting forward a plan that would dilute the power of Europe and South America \u2013 football\u2019s traditional powers \u2013 while boosting the representation from elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The 61-year-old questioned Fifa\u2019s efficiency in technical and legal areas and said he hoped to set up a new transparency committee.<\/p>\n<p>Bin Hammam, who played an influential role in securing the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, also made clear he would support the introduction of goal-line technology if his bid for the top job was successful and said he would be in favour of introducing two more officials behind the goals.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for declaring an intention to run is 31 March, with the elections taking place at the two-day Fifa Congress in Zurich starting on 31 May.<\/p>\n<p>Blatter, 75, has been in charge of world football\u2019s governing body since June 1998, and has not been challenged since 2002 when he defeated African confederation president Issa Hayatou by 139 votes to 56.<\/p>\n<p>Bin Hammam, who made his fortune in construction, became president of Qatar club Al Rayyan when he was 24 before roles as the head of Qatar\u2019s volleyball and table tennis bodies.<\/p>\n<p>He took command of the Qatar Football Association in 1992 and four years later was elected by the AFC to Fifa\u2019s executive.<\/p>\n<p>American journalist Grant Wahl last month announced he intended to stand for presidency as a \u201cpeople\u2019s candidate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7954a1camam_get_226.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" 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Bin Hammam offer a credible challenge to Blatter as the president of Fifa Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has announced he will stand against Sepp Blatter in the Fifa presidential election in June. 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