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[gotosy]

FIFA bans Myanmar from 2018 World Cup after crowd

REUTERS - Myanmar were banned from taking part in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and fined 25,000 Swiss francs ($28,000) by world governing body FIFA on Friday after crowd trouble halted their Asian qualifying match against Oman in July.

Myanmar, already 2-0 down from the first leg in the preliminary round tie, were trailing 2-0 in the second leg in their capital Yangon when the violence broke out just before the end of the first half.

FIFA immediately awarded Oman a 2-0 victory which saw them through to the next stage and left Myanmar eliminated from the 2014 competition.

Japanese referee Ryuji Sato was forced to halt the game two minutes into stoppage time at the end of the first half when fans hurled rocks and glass bottles at him, the visiting coach Paul Le Guen and the Oman players.

Despite a heavy police presence, Myanmar fans turned unruly when Sato awarded a penalty to Oman with the home side already trailing 1-0.

Oman's Ismail al Ajmi converted the spot kick to put his side 2-0 ahead after 39 minutes, sparking anger among the crowd at the Thuwunna Stadium and prompting the players, referee and coaches to flee for cover in the dressing room.

In a statement, FIFA's Disciplinary Committee ruled that the Myanmar Football Federation breached the Disciplinary Code in terms of the conduct of its supporters.

Reuters

[baron-pierreIV]

/\/\/\ Like the early exit of Mynammar would greatly affect the final WOrld Cup outcome??

[Rols O'Bertilsson]

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Russia 2018 World Cup bid to be investigated reveals Fifa president Sepp Blatter
The 75-year-old Swiss also concedes that awarding two tournaments at once was a mistake, with Qatar's 2022 bid already under examination over bribery allegations

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has confirmed that the decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia will undergo an investigation.

Qatar were awarded the 2022 tournament at the same time as the eastern European country, amid allegations that the Asian nation had influenced the decision-making process through the use of bribery.

Questions surrounding Russia's victory have been few and far between, but the Swiss executive has confirmed that an enquiry will be conducted.

"At the moment we’re working with renowned experts like Sylvia Schenk from Transparency International and the Basel-based anti-corruption expert Professor Marc Pieth," Blatter told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

"They’re giving their input to the Good Governance Committee, which will then submit its suggestions to the Executive Committee and Congress, where the matter will in turn be dealt with."

One of the reasons for the supposed corruption within the game's governing body was the setup of the Executive Committee which, Blatter explains, will be reformed.

"It was decided that in future, Congress - the delegates from the 208 member associations - should vote for the host countries of World Cups, not the Executive Committee, and also that the Ethics Committee should be expanded," the 75-year-old added.

"There should also be a bureau of investigation and a tribunal whose members are elected by the members of Congress and not by the Executive Committee. The establishment of a Good Governance Committee was also agreed upon.

"All this was accepted with 99 per cent of the votes. It was recently brought into question whether I was even allowed to bring that to vote, and I had to say 'Sorry, but Congress is the supreme body’," he stated.

The awarding of two World Cups simultaneously was deemed by many as a mistake that could have prompted collusion, and Blatter admits that he has regrets over the decision.

"Look at it this way: Anyone who works a lot makes mistakes from time to time," he said.

"One thing I would never do again is allow the Executive Committee to award two World Cups at once.

"It led to a conflict of interests because everyone was able to vote, even if their own country was involved in the bidding. That was a mistake."

Goal.com

[deawebo]

I think Russia deserves a WC... But im so happy all the member will vote

[baron-pierreIV]

What they should select concurrently are: the Men's and Women's World Cup locations for the succeeding round. So if the Men's 2018 and 2022 results are to stand; then when they select the 2026 Men's site, the Women's 2027 site should also be picked then.

Edited by baron-pierreIV, 24 November 2011 - 02:49 PM.

[Ikarus360]

Man, this is so much worse than Salt Lake 2002 bid scandal. Why the hell is Blatter still on power?

Good thing IAAF is not as stupid and greedy as FIFA and Doha got owned.

[MrCatra]

Ikarus360, on 24 November 2011 - 07:16 PM, said:

Man, this is so much worse than Salt Lake 2002 bid scandal.

Why is that?

Care to elaborate? and before you start, can you prove what are you about to say?

Exactly.

[gotosy]

Russia 2018 host cities to be announced by FIFA in September


March 20 - FIFA will make a decision on which cities will host matches at the Russia 2018 World Cup this September, it was confirmed today.

The announcement was made at a press conference in Moscow, with Russia 2018 chief executive Alexey Sorokin (pictured left) and Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, also the organising committee chairman, in attendance along with FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil.

The host cities were initially to be confirmed in 2013, but Russia opted to bring forward the announcement a year to give them more time to prepare for the World Cup.

It was also confirmed that there will be 11 host cities, with two stadia in Moscow and one in the rest.

That means that Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow will compete for their stadium to be used during the World Cup, as well as the Luzhniki in Moscow.

St Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi and Yekaterinburg are all set to be confirmed as host cities for the World Cup later this year, while other candidates include Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Volgograd, Samara, Saransk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Kaliningrad.

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Russia 2018 also unveiled an interim event mark for the World Cup, a picture of the famous Jules Rimet trophy on a red background, which Mutko was keen to emphasise was only a temporary measure.

"This is an interim mark, don't judge us on the quality and look on the mark," he said.

"It has been done to be readable, easily recognisable and combined with the World Cup.

"It has not been done in a creative way – that is to come.

"This is a mark which...will be used from now until the real emblem is launched.

"This mark will only be used on certain locations here in Russia, when the host city announcement is done in September.

"Also the commercial affiliates who sign up will be able to use the mark."
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http://www.insidewor...fa-in-september

[gotosy]

gotosy, on 20 March 2012 - 12:23 PM, said:

Russia 2018 also unveiled an interim event mark for the World Cup, a picture of the famous Jules Rimet trophy on a red background, which Mutko was keen to emphasise was only a temporary measure.

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gotosy, on 20 March 2012 - 12:23 PM, said:

It was also confirmed that there will be 11 host cities, with two stadia in Moscow and one in the rest.

That means that Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow will compete for their stadium to be used during the World Cup, as well as the Luzhniki in Moscow.

St Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi and Yekaterinburg are all set to be confirmed as host cities for the World Cup later this year, while other candidates include Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Volgograd, Samara, Saransk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Kaliningrad.

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Makhachkala ???