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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) stands with his son Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani(C) and new Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain, before the Emir Cup soccer tournament final match between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan at Khalifa stadium in Doha May 18, 2013. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khali
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Moya Dodd (top left) AFC Vice-President from Australia, Yousuf Yaqoob Yousuf Al Serkal AFC Vice-President from UAE, HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (bottom left) FIFA Vice- President from Jordan and Joseph Sepp Blatter FIFA President attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: M
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Kohzo Tashima (L) AFC Exco Member from Japan and Ali Azim AFC Exco Member from Maldives attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: K
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Han Un Gyong (L) AFC Executive Committee from DPR Korea and Susan Shalabi Molano AFC Executive Comittee from Palestine attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ha
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Winston Lee AFC Exco Member from Singapore casts his vote for the contest of the AFC President attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Orienatl Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Wi
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Members of the election committee counts the votes during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Me
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Dato' Alex Soosay AFC General Secretary makes his opening speech while Zhang Jilong (L) former AFC Acting President looks on during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Da
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ganesh Thapa (L) AFC Vice-President from Nepal and Moya Dodd AFC Vice-President from Australia attend the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ga
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: (L-R) Zhang Jilong former acting President of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa newly elected of the 11th President of the Asian Football Confederation, Dato' Alex Soosay General Secretary of AFC and Chetan Kulkarni AFC Media Manager at the Press Conference during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: (L
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HRH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani (L) President of Qatar and Hassan Azhwadi Qatar Football Association Committee member poses during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HR
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Sabah President of Kuwait Football Association casts his vote for the contect of the AFC President during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: S
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Committee Member of Bangladesh Football Association and Richard Lai Committee Member of Guam Football Association during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ma
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Joseph Sepp Blatter President of FIFA speaks while Zhang Jilong former acting AFC President shows off his contribution pennant from AFC during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: J
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: General Farouk Bouzo (L) AFC Committee and HRH Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Sabah Asian Olympic Council President poses during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ge
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Toufik Sarhan a member Committee of Syria casts his vote for the contest of the new AFC President during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: To
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HRH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar Football Association casts his vote for the contest of the AFC President during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HR
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Kuniya Daini President of Japan Football Association poses for photographs during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: K
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Michel Platini UEFA President arrives prior to the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Mi
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (Front Left) FIFA Vice-President from Jordan, Joseph S. Blatter FIFA President and Zhang Jilong former Acting AFC President looks on during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HR
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (R) President of the Asian Football Confederation, Zhang Jilong former acting President of the Asian Football Confederation at the Press conference during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: S
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein FIFA Vice-President from Jordan during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: HR
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Han Un Gyong Director of International Relations of AFC is elected as AFC Exco Member poses during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ha
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: General view of the Congress in progress during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: G
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Dato' Worawi Makudi FIFA ExCo Member and AFC Executive Committee arrives during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Da
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Ms Moya Dodd of Australia poses after she was elected Vice -President of AFC during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: M
Newly elected President of Asian Football Confederation Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, left, attends AFC conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Sheik Salman won a landslide victory to be elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam. Newly elected President of Asian Fo
New Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa speaks during a news conference during an AFC Extraordinary Congress in Kuala Lumpur May 2, 2013. The AFC handed the reins of power to Sheikh Salman on Thursday, ignoring concerns about alleged human rights breaches and electing the Bahraini as its new president and member of FIFA's all-powerful executive committee. New Asian Football Confederation (A
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain speaks at the Congress after he was elected as the 11th President of the Asian Football Confederation during the 2013 AFC Congress at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 2, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 02: S
FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter speaks during AFC conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Thurday, May 2, 2013. Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain won a landslide victory to be elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam. A half hour later, he also won the vote for the vacant seat on FIFA's executive committee, inflicting defeat on Qatar World Cup organizing chief Hassan Al Thawadi, taking 28 votes against 18 for his rival. Blatter suggested that Sheik Salman's second victory was required by protocol, rather than a snub for Qatar. FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter
New Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa speaks during a news conference during an AFC Extraordinary Congress in Kuala Lumpur May 2, 2013. The AFC handed the reins of power to Sheikh Salman on Thursday, electing the Bahraini as its new president and voting him on to FIFA's all-powerful executive committee. New Asian Football Confederation (A