• Fifa candidate has denied being involved in taking action against athletes
• Sheikh Salman named in document announcing setting up of committeeInformation published by Bahrain’s official government news service appears to cast doubt on claims by the Fifa presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa that he was not involved in taking action against athletes involved in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011, the Guardian can reveal.
A document published in April 2011 and still available in Arabic on the Bahrain News Agency website outlines the creation of a special committee to identify athletes who took portion in the demonstrations that it said would be headed by the Asian Football Confederation president.
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Source: theguardian.com