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In August 2009 Sheikh Salman then Bahrain FA president was accused of using FIFA financed sports development budgets to fund Sheikh Salman unsuccessful campaign for FIFA executive committee election, in a leaked letter received by the Al Bilad newspaper it was claimed that Sheikh Salman had spent upwards of 850,000 dinars( 1.6 million GBP) on Sheikh Salman campaign and that some of Sheikh Salman money had come from FIFA financed football development projects.