FIFA bans Manilal Fernando for 90 days

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FIFA executive committee member Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka was provisionally banned from any football activity for 90 days on Monday, FIFA said in a statement.

Fernando, 63, has been a member of the FIFA executive since 2011 and was banned following a request by Michael Garcia, the chairman of the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee and Hans-Joachim Eckert, the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the committee. Fernando is a former close ally of banned ex-FIFA executive committee member Mohamed Bin Hamman.

In its statement, FIFA said the decision was taken "based on Article 83, Paragraph One of the FIFA Code of Ethics, in order to prevent interference with the establishment of the truth with respect to proceedings now in the adjudicatory chamber".

Bin Hamman was banned from football for life last year following his involvement in a bribery scandal surrounding the FIFA presidential election in 2011.(Reuters)

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Banda Monday, 11 March 2013 04:50 PM

Well done FIFA

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nilantha Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:00 AM

till he get to this post his name was written all over football activities to upgrade the game in sri lanka.since then though he grew up in FIFA till get banned nothing much have heard he done to football sri lanka. Men's national team just completed the asia cup qualifiers in LAOS with less sucsess though the young team with the capable local support team did well to compete with much organized teams. no media covered any of the matches/results to atleast let the football loving peopal in SL. but all village cricket & school sports meets were well reported. I think the officials in football sri lanka too need to be banned together for not handling SLF professionally. If I'am not wrong SL football it self can be banned from FIFA for not holding the local league reasoning for not having sponsers. God bless football Sri lanka. via DM Android App

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Azmi Tuesday, 12 March 2013 07:46 AM

FIFA sack CEO FFSL.

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James Rogger Tuesday, 12 March 2013 07:46 AM

This is for eating shit.

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Raymond Punchisingho Tuesday, 12 March 2013 07:52 AM

Why only ninety days? Are they all doing musical chairs, because everyome of them is corrupt?

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PRASANNAJIT Tuesday, 12 March 2013 07:48 AM

Another rogue. A few days back he was given an award by the other rogue , present CJ Mohan Peiris.

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raviraj Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:15 AM

he is a srilankan that is the way of life out here

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ishadi Friday, 15 March 2013 10:20 AM

manilal dedicated his life for improve srilankan football. its easy to insult others, without knowing how they serve to the nation. reason is manilal is not an european . he didnt do any wrong thing,only has a friendship with other com;member of asianfb.

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