Zurich, 23 November 2006 - The FIFA Emergency Committee, composed of the FIFA President and one representative of each of the six confederations, yesterday (22 November 2006) decided to suspend the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) from all international activity due to government interference in football matters and violation of Article 17 of the FIFA Statutes.
Article 17 Bodies
1 A Member’s bodies shall be either elected or appointed in that Association. A Member’s statutes shall provide for a procedure that guarantees the complete independence of the election or appointment.
2 Any Member’s bodies that have not been elected or appointed compliance with the provisions of par. 1, even on an interim basis, shall not be recognised by FIFA.
3 Decisions passed by bodies that have not been elected or appointed in compliance with par. 1 shall not be recognised by FIFA.
FIFA Statutes
Now folks who know me will wonder why I care...after all I pretty much see all team sports as little more than millionaire mutants chasing a ball...and frankly I don't care. It's just a tidbit of information I found that would normally get ignored in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Opinion Poll since we don't watch enough soccer over here to make it worthwhile for the news-whores to pay attention to it.
It's just another sign that Iran is a fucked-up country that needs to be bitch-slapped. Iceberg Slim would have never taken the kind of shit Iran's been puttin' out
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