LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam denied any wrongdoing on Wednesday after world soccer's governing body summoned him to appear before an ethics hearing over a report into possible bribery.
FIFA said it had begun ethical proceedings against Bin Hammam, the Qatari head of the Asian Football Confederation, along with CONCACAF president Jack Warner and two other officials.
"This has been a difficult and painful day for me today," Bin Hammam, who is running against incumbent Sepp Blatter in the June 1 vote, said in a statement.
"But, if there is even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the FIFA Presidential election."
FIFA said it had begun ethical proceedings against Bin Hammam, the Qatari head of the Asian Football Confederation, along with CONCACAF president Jack Warner and two other officials.
"This has been a difficult and painful day for me today," Bin Hammam, who is running against incumbent Sepp Blatter in the June 1 vote, said in a statement.
"But, if there is even the slightest justice in the world, these allegations will vanish in the wind. This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the FIFA Presidential election."
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