Bin Hammam launches appeal against ban

The 62-year-old Qatari was given a lifetime ban from football by the world governing body last month after being found guilty of bribing Caribbean officials during his bid to oust incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

In a statement on his personal blog, the former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president said he had appealed after FIFA released the motivated decisions of the Ethics Committee, who banned him, last week.

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