|
FIFA suspends Yemen Soccer Association
(AP)
Updated: 2005-08-13 15:04
FIFA on Friday suspended Yemen's soccer association because of interference
by the country's political authorities, reported AP.
The suspension takes effect immediately and includes all matches involving
Yemen's national and club sides playing abroad, as well as matches involving
foreign teams played in the country.
"On several occasions both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation had
warned the Yemeni Ministry of Youth and Sport that it needed to respect FIFA's
principles of independence, democracy and due process for its member
associations," FIFA said in a statement.
But "the government chose a path of persistent disrespect of these
principles," world soccer's governing body added. "Blatant governmental
interference in local football affairs in contravention of FIFA principles
cannot be accepted."
FIFA has also suspended financial assistance and the Yemeni association will
be unable to vote at international soccer meetings.
|
 | | | IAAF World Athletics Championships | | |  | | | Beijing beat Shanghai 2-0 in China FA Cup first round | | |  | | | China tie 1-1 with Finland in 23rd Universiade women's soccer | | |
|
| |
 |
|
|
|
|
Today's
Top News |
|
|
|
Top Sports
News |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
