Three More El Salvador Players Receive Match-Fixing Bans from FIFA

October 22, 2013

Following the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed on 16 El Salvador players earlier this month, sale FIFA has today confirmed the extension of sanctions imposed on three additional El Salvador players relating to match-manipulation investigations.

The three players have received a six-month ban, viagra cheap a 12-month ban and a five-year ban from all football-related activities respectively.

The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend the sanctions to have worldwide effect in accordance with article 78 paragraph 1(c) and article 136ff of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The concerned parties were notified of the decision today.

The Disciplinary Committee of the El Salvador FA decided to impose the sanctions on 9 October 2013. This followed investigations conducted by the El Salvador FA into incidents of match manipulation that occurred in international matches, including friendlies and CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, of the El Salvador national “A” team in 2010, as well as matches involving the El Salvador U-20 national team.