
<p>According to reports in France, an arrest warrant has been issued for former FIFA exec Mohamed bin Hammam. <em><a href="https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Le-juge-tournaire-lance-un-mandat-d-arret-contre-mohamed-bin-hammam/1422026" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">L’Equipe</a></em> claims that a French judge supplied the warrant due to corruption allegations. Bin Hammam was a key figure in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, his home nation.</p>



<p>It was <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/qatar-330-million-bribes-to-fifa-revealed-in-new-documents-20230831-WST-453242.html">reported</a> earlier in September that over $300 million in bribes were used to help bring the massive tournament to Qatar. The Middle Eastern country narrowly beat out the United States as host after a lengthy voting process. These bribes were allegedly given to officials who submitted ballots in the vote.</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Equipe reporting French authorities have issued an arrest warrant against Qatari former FIFA VP Mohamed bin Hammam for corruption related to the awarding of that 2022 World Cup in 2010 that has now come and gone. Investigation has been going on years. No one has been convicted. <a href="https://t.co/3eQLH8xcAg">https://t.co/3eQLH8xcAg</a></p>— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqpanja/status/1706633033715974269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h5>FIFA banned former executive</h5>



<p>Bin Hammam was previously the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 2002 to 2011. He was also a key member of FIFA’s executive committee during this timeframe as well. </p>



<p>The exec then left his roles with the confederation and committee due to a ruling by FIFA. A FIFA ethics committee banned Bin Hammam from all soccer-related dealings for life in 2011. However, the former AFC executive appealed the decision. A court reversed the decision due to a lack of evidence.</p>



<p>Nevertheless, just months later, FIFA put the ban back into place. <em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/qatari-2022-bid-team-deny-claims-of-corruption-and-involvement-of-mohamed-bin-hammam-llg52t9j9sz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Times</a></em> then issued a scathing report on allegations of corruption involving Bin Hammam in 2014. According to the news outlet, the former FIFA exec gave a series of bribes to other soccer officials in exchange for Qatar support during the 2022 World Cup bidding process. <em>The Times</em> reportedly used e-mail evidence to back up their claims.</p>



<h2>France seeks arrest of former FIFA VP, but no conviction yet</h2>



<p>Although there have been multiple reports of corruption during the Qatar World Cup bidding process, there has yet to be a conviction for the crimes of bribery. Nevertheless, as investigations continue, warrants and court documents are seemingly mounting up as time goes on. </p>



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France issues arrest warrant to FIFA VP about World Cup 2022

Reports out of France claim that a judge has issued an arrest warrant to former FIFA exec Mohamed bin Hammam for allegations of corruption.

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France issues arrest warrant to FIFA VP about World Cup 2022