FIFA: "The thought of being a candidate had not crossed my mind" (Sheikh Salman, AFC president)

"I have noted recent media speculation that my name has been suggested by others but, while I would like to thank them for their trust and confidence in my leadership, the thought of being a candidate in 2016 had not crossed my mind," wrote Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (BHR), president of the AFC and a FIFA vice-president, in a statement on...