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Bin Hammam FIFA appeal set for 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.

The letter, published by Bin Hammam on the Asian Football Confederation website, states: "I have never tried to bribe people and all the attendees of that CFU meeting are sure of this fact and you, yourself, heard this from all the witnesses that [were] brought to testify against me."

He also says he is secure enough financially to pursue his legal defence for years if necessary to restore his reputation, and will emerge "unscathed by these creative allegations."