Kathmandu, Oct. 20 -- Disgraced former All Nepal Football Association President Ganesh Thapa admitted to receiving monetary support from then Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam. He also claimed that he was still receiving support from Hammam but did not clarify the details of such transactions

"Our ties were put under the microscope back then, but he still helps me out. Nobody seems to have any interest in our relationship now," said Thapa, also the former AFC vice president and once one of the most influential figures in Asian football at an unveiling ceremony of the cover page of his autobiography titled his name.

Thapa said the accounts of his life, co-authored and edited by sports journalist Himesh Ratna Bajra...