September 8, 2011 10:02 PM

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FIFA to hear Bin Hammam bribery appeal next week

FIFA confirmed it on Thursday that Mohamed Bin Hammam, handed a life ban by FIFA on bribery charges, will have his appeal against that decision next week. The 62-year-old Qatari, a former member of FIFA's executive committee, was booted out in July after being found guilty of corruption and his case will be heard by FIFA's appeals committee on September 15. The hearing, at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich is expected to be completed on the day but it is not yet known if Bin Hammam will attend in person, or be represented by his lawyers. Bin Hammam was banned after the Ethics Committee ruled he was responsible for cash gifts totalling around 1 million dollars for officials from associations belonging to the Caribbean Football Union at a meeting in Trinidad on May 10 this year.It was alleged the gifts of around 40,000 dollar per member were to secure their votes in his battle to defeat incumbent Sepp Blatter in the FIFA presidential election on June 1 this year.

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