Why was Oman banned for life?

Xinhua News Agency, Zurich, July 23 Sports News The FIFA Ethics Committee announced on the 23rd that they found that AFC Chairman Hamann used money in exchange for votes in the FIFA presidential election. Therefore, the 62-year-old Qataris have been banned for life from all football-related activities. This also means that he will no longer serve as chairman of the AFC.

Namibian judge Damasebo, the vice chairman of the FIFA Ethics Committee responsible for hearing the incident, announced at a press conference held at FIFA headquarters on the 23rd: "The official Mr. Bin Harman This lifetime ban from all football activities at national and international levels is consistent with our committee’s previously announced zero-tolerance policy.” After the press conference, a press conference was held immediately. He said: "Mr. Harman refuses to admit the incriminating evidence discovered by the Ethics Committee and insists on his innocence. He will fight for this through various channels. We now ask FIFA to release the files related to this investigation to the media."

Hamann has long stated that if he is found guilty, he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport or even a civil court beyond the reach of FIFA. If the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepts his appeal, the hearing will not begin until December this year at the earliest.

As a senior executive member of FIFA, Harman is the first senior official to be dismissed due to corruption in the 107-year history of this international football management organization. The nearly 10-year "Harman Era" of Asian football since 2002 has thus come to an end. Who will fill the power vacuum he left in the AFC will become the next topic worth paying attention to. If the acting chairman of the AFC Zhang Jilong can "correct", he will naturally replace Harman as the FIFA executive committee member.

In the first half of this year, Harman ran for high-profile FIFA chairmanship, challenging the current head Blatter. However, just before the FIFA convened a general meeting to vote for the president, he suddenly announced his withdrawal from the candidacy and made a sad speech: "What makes me sad is that fighting for the cause I believe in has to pay a huge cost that damages the reputation of FIFA." The price. I cannot allow the name I love to become more and more dirty because of the competition between the two people." Later, the real reason that may have prompted him to withdraw from the election came to light. He was reported for election bribery, and even if he did not withdraw voluntarily, he would be ordered to withdraw by the FIFA Ethics Committee. The person who reported him was his colleague at FIFA, Secretary General of the North, Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation, Blazer. The latter proved in the materials provided to the Ethics Committee that during his lobbying trip to the Caribbean on May 10 and 11, Harman gave each of the 25 football associations in the region US$40,000 in cash.

The FIFA Ethics Committee subsequently suspended Harman from his position and commissioned an independent investigation team composed of former FBI official Frech and others to conduct a six-week investigation into his vote-bribing incident. More evidence arrived.

The Ethics Committee held hearings on the 22nd and 23rd to discuss how to punish Harman. The Qataris did not show up at FIFA headquarters to make their final defence. He canceled his hotel reservation and said on his blog that the hearing was just a formality. "FIFA convicted me a few weeks ago. There is no fairness in this hearing."

Damasebo also announced that two officials from the Caribbean Football Confederation were sentenced to a one-year "ban" for assisting Haman in sending bribes.