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There appears to be a vicious "triangle" at play in this saga; in
Corner 1. we have Bin Hammam with probably enough dirt on Sepp Blatter to completely destroy Fifa
Corner 2. Sepp Blatter with the ins and outs of how Qatar won their world cup hosting bid, and possibly letting the Qatari know their prized event could be taken away and finally
Corner 3. Qatar, knowing what they could loose if Bin Hammam fought dirty. they probably restrain Mr. Hammam.

Who blinks first?

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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the dirt.

That's the kind of threat that only works as long as you never use it. Sure he could get a measure of revenge by dishing the dirt, but that probably wouldn't result in a reverse of his ban...

Dangerous position that FIFA are in, borderline dictatorship.

The game is moving backwards and the referee's are in trouble, English failed attempts at exposing it (´óÏó´«Ã½ World Cup Panorama) is just losing us credibility (RVP sending off vs Barcelona was just stupid). If we continue they'll be more like it.

is probably the best read I've seen on the FIFA problems and the most feasible solutions.

Great blog. Steve.

I henestly don't think that Bin Hammam has a leg to stand on as all the evidence points towards his guilt. But even if he does legally clear his name his character and reputation have probably been damaged beyond all repair, making a return to the world of football highly unlikely. People very rarely manage to fully rehabilitate their public personas after high-profile scandals. Though this will not stop him trying. As he said, he has the wealth to keep grinding away with successive appeals until he finally gets his own way. I still believe that he's a shady character, like others at the top. But unlike most of the others he was unlucky enough to be caught out.

I'd love to see Blatter disgraced but I don't have much faith in CAS to go against the political clout of FIFA.
As the biggest sport in the world, football needs to be governed by respected millionaire former footballers and not career bureaucrats who just seem to want to line their own pockets.
This situation could deteriorate if Lord Coe was nominated as Blatter's successor (which wouldn't surprise me), on the other hand we might stand a chance of being awarded a future World Cup.
I will be interested in seeing how many people travel to Qatar for their World Cup because so far no sporting event I've ever seen from there has any atmosphere.
Maybe they'll offer discounted tickets to the Western Worlds' military ?

Truth is what the football community is longing for. Even if it comes from an unlikely source - another corrupt FIFA official.

Whatever it takes to get rid of Blatter & Co.

Walk away and people will forget your football crimes in due time just like NOONE is caring abt the used to be defensive warner jack lad probably cooling off in relative peace now except for bad business and finances indirectly plummeting

@barristered millionaire soccer players run football? Like diego, zizu et al? I bet you'll long again for bureaucrats! Trust me

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Poor David, you really do have the dullest story to report on. Can't you request a change?

hammam, blatter etc are all wonderful people, they do all the work for you during your working week so you can buy you and your kids tickets to watch there favourite team, they go in train and man manage the players week in week out, they drive the team bus to away games and if your team is in europe they fly the teams there themselves because they are such nice people and contribute alot to football on a weekly basis, they handmake every single football shirt worn by fans all across the globe, they they were once great players themselves so know the in's and out's of football as a sport. if it weren't for these people, football would collapse on itself. go old guys who run football that is no-one's to run anyway, you are my hero's if only i could have thought of a way to be in control of the biggest sport on earth to set myself up for life, all i had to do was tweek the rules now and then and fine people for the truth. oh you crafty old men, i salute you.

It's just one more thing in a VERY long list of controversies surrounding one of the most corrupt organisations on earth, we have the banking comunity and FIFA, both bloated with money, both overprotective of their own men, both known to mislead at any opportunity just to protect their own wealth and both with so much power and influence that the rest of the world will never get the whole truth, the sooner both these 'industries' collapse, the better for everyone else, even if it means a few years of real problems for everyone.