Al Sarkal to run for AFC presidency

The UAE Association boss has urged FIFA to reinstate Muhammad Bin Hammam or otherwise he will be taking up the reigns in Asia.

Joseph Blatter quickly kicked out the Qatari from the Presidency race, and with him out, Al Sarkal has voiced his decision to take matters in Asian football into his very own hands.

"I have been serving in sports for a long time and serving in AFC almost the same time. With all this experience, I’m offering to work for the AFC as president."

We should have only one candidate from the West. It does unify the whole west zone behind one person. It does make it easier. I hope myself and Sheik Salman can come to an understanding that one of us should run. We are good friends. I hope we use our friendship
and long relationship to overcome the situation. I don’t believe there will be third candidate from this region. I think now the region has been convinced that one of the two should continue.”

"That does worry me yes. It does worry me that some people might think Yousuf will be a continuation of the negative side of bin Hammam.”

"But we have to be fair. If we look at bin Hammam and judge him on what he has done, he has done more positive than negative. Nobody is perfect. If I was to be judged as a continuation of bin Hammam, I look at it positively. People should look at it positively.
If someone doesn’t want to support me, they will present the negative side and that is a fact of life,” the official was quoted as saying.

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