 "A cameraman stands in front of FIFA's headquarters in Zurich")
World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah announced his resignation today from the Fifa council, saying he did not want to be a distraction while fighting corruption allegations.
Aside from serving on Fifa's top body, Kuwaiti is also president of the Olympic Council of Asia and holds other senior roles in sport administration, including with the Asian Football Confederation (Fifa).
Sheikh Ahmad has been named as a co-conspirator of disgraced Guam football chief Richard Lai, who pleaded guilty in New York this week to receiving nearly $1 million in bribes from football officials wanting his help to influence
