Reuters: Sports News: FIFA praises Lebanon for matchfixing response

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FIFA praises Lebanon for matchfixing response Mar 2nd 2013, 07:04 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News UPDATE 1-Soccer-AFC, INTERPOL begin seminar on match-fixing 'cancer' Wed, Feb 20 2013 South Korean Park to get London Games soccer medal Tue, Feb 12 2013 Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk Wed, Feb 6 2013 Asia at heart of matchfixing, ex-FIFA man says Wed, Feb 6 2013 Asia a proven fertile ground for match-fixers Wed, Feb 6 2013 Analysis & Opinion Soccer's betting scam has echoes of Libor scandal Ramez Dayoub attends a soccer match in Beirut June 3, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir Sat Mar 2, 2013 2:04am EST (Reuters) - FIFA has praised Lebanon for taking action against matchfixing and has requested more details about the sanctions it recently imposed on players and officials, world soccer's governing body has said. The Lebanese Football Association handed out various penalties to 24 players, including life bans for defender Ramez Dayoub and forward Mahmoud El-Ali, following allegations that international and regional games were rigged. The two-month investigation involving over 60 witnesses was led by the general secretary of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), Fadi Zreiqat, who said international and club games were targeted by fixers. FIFA told Reuters via email it had asked for details of the matter from the country's federation. "A letter has been sent to the Lebanese FA, commending them for the action taken against matchfixing and asking them to provide FIFA with the decisions taken against the players and officials, as well as with the information required by ... the FIFA Disciplinary Code in order to submit the decisions to the chairman of the disciplinary committee for a potential extension of the sanctions," FIFA said. The Asian Football Confederation said it was not aware of any suspicion linking Lebanon's World Cup qualifiers to the scandal but had also requested a full report. Asian soccer has been hit with numerous matchfixing incidents, with South Korea, Malaysia and China all experiencing recent rigging problems. (Reporting by Osama Khairy, writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by Peter Rutherford) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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