By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 1 – During the increasingly fractious battle in Kuala Lumpur to become President of Asian football, it has been conveniently overlooked amid the political in-fighting that the position is effectively transitionary and only for 18 months.
Crunch time for Asia as Al-Thawadi makes his case to join FIFA’s top table
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