WHEN Mohamed bin Hammam launched his campaign to become the first Arab to rule world football in March 2011 he pledged that his campaign to become Fifa president would be built on a platform of "trust" and "credibility".
The attempt to oust the incumbent, Sepp Blatter, a former ally, was a power play that was typical of the Qatari businessman.
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It was audacious, carefully calculated and — as it turned out — riven with claims of corruption.
Success would have crowned Bin Hammam's remarkable rise to the highest level of international sport.
He was born in Doha in 1949 when Qatar was a sun-scorched British protectorate — a residue of empire — and its huge oil riches still lay unexploited underground.
In an interview, he once recalled playing street football as a child. "I played as centre forward, but really I was
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