Oct 29, 2015; Washington, USA; ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah of Kuwait poses on the blue carpet prior to the 2015 ANOC Awards at DAR Constitution Hall. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
HONG KONG (Reuters) - After almost a decade as one of the game's main power brokers, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah stepped away from his involvement in world football on Sunday as the U.S Department of Justice probe into FIFA's affairs claimed another victim.
His decision came after U.S. Court documents made reference to a Kuwaiti Olympic official as being involved in the bribery case of FIFA's audit and compliance committee member, Richard Lai.
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