FIFA on Wednesday summoned Asian Football Confederation leader Mohamed bin Hammam and FIFA vice president Jack Warner to an ethics hearing Sunday to face allegations of corruption during the Qatari official’s campaign visit to Trinidad two weeks ago. The timing and the source of the allegations, longtime Warner ally Chuck Blazer of the United States, gives them a gravity not seen with FIFA’s other scandals.
Bin Hammam hopes to end Blatter’s 13-year presidency in a June 1 vote of FIFA’s 208 national members. But he could wind up barred from the vote in Zurich if the ethics panel decides to
