KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): More than half of Asia's 46 national soccer associations fear a key administrative election may be manipulated, and have urged FIFA to monitor the vote, the challenger said Sunday.
Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, who is challenging incumbent Mohammed bin Hammam for a position on FIFA's executive committee, said 24 countries sent a joint letter to the FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday, expressing "fear and concern" over the May 8 election.
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