Why India has been suspended by FIFA – ‘Everyone has screwed up. It’s a mess’
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 20, 2023
You may not have noticed but the proportion of the world’s population who live in a FIFA member country just dropped by about 20 per cent.
That’s because India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been temporarily suspended from international football.
Last week, FIFA said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) had been banned after “flagrant violations of the FIFA statutes” because of “undue influence from third parties”. The unanimous decision was made by the Bureau of the FIFA Council, which is made up of president Gianni Infantino as well as the . . .
