Iraq turn to former captain Mahmoud as FA chief before World Cup comeback

May 23 : Iraq elected former national team captain Younis Mahmoud as president of its Football Association on Saturday, handing one of its most celebrated players a leadership role weeks before the country’s return to the World Cup after a 40-year absence.Mahmoud secured 38 votes, comfortably defeating incu
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