FIFA'S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Mohamed Bin Hammam touched down from a plane to face bribery allegations that has rocked the football world. In the Swiss financial capital the 62-year-old Qatari arrived to be questioned against the charges that he tried to buy the Fifa presidency by offering cash in exchange for votes to Caribbean football officials. If Mohamed Bin Hammam receives a guilty verdict he will then face a life long ban from football. In response to the allegations the Asian Football Confederation President has pledged to come out fighting.

“Notwithstanding the bias and the absence of fair proceedings since the start of this trial, over the past seven weeks my legal team and I have been working very hard to provide convincing grounds that fair play was highly respected and observed throughout my election campaign,” he wrote on his personal blog prior to arriving in Switzerland.

A key figure behind Qatar’s astonishing success in the race to host the Fifa World Cup 2022, Mohamed Bin Hammam stands accused of attempting to bribe officials with cash gifts of  £25,000 each during a Caribbean Football Union (CFU) summit from 10-11 May 2010.

A leaked Fifa ethics committee report seen by the U.K. Press Association claimed there was “overwhelming” evidence against the Qatari, with stories of brown envelopes stuffed with money could be seen during a secret meeting in the hotel's boardroom.

In conclusion, Mohamed Bin Hammam has been found guilty of bribery and is officially banned from football for life.