Sepp Blatter, Mohamed Bin Hammam to run for FIFA presidencyApril 4, 2011 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mohamed Bin Hammam will be the only challenger for the Fifa presidency when incumbent Sepp Blatter stands for re-election on June 1, football’s world governing body confirmed on Monday. Fifa said that Swiss Blatter, who has been president since 1998 and will be trying for a fourth term, and Qatari multi-millionaire businessman Bin Hammam were the only candidates to register by the April 1 deadline. The election will be held on June 1 at the Fifa Congress in Zurich where each one of the 208 member national associations holds a vote, provided they are not suspended at the time. Blatter, Fifa’s eighth president since the organisation was founded in 1904, joined as a technical officer in 1975 and was general secretary from 1981 to 1998 under the presidency of Joao Havelange. Bin Hammam, 61, is also a candidate from within Fifa, having been a member of the powerful executive committee since 1996, dawn.com reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |