“the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has the discretion to suspend the implementation of any disciplinary measures so long as they do not relate to match manipulation—which, of course, did not occur here.”

FIFA · said 2026-07-06 · reported 2026-07-06

FIFA said in a statement that under Article 27 of its Disciplinary Code, the Disciplinary Committee has discretion to suspend disciplinary measures that do not relate to match manipulation.