Poland Could Forfeit Qualifiers

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Poland Could Forfeit Qualifiers; FIFA Could Punish Government Action
Topic Started: Friday Oct 3 2008, 01:04 PM (46 Views)
WeatherManNX01	Friday Oct 3 2008, 01:04 PM Post #1
The Emperor Posts: 12,418 Group: Commissioner Member #4 Joined: December 9, 2005 NFL Team New England Patriots NBA Team Boston Celtics NHL Team Boston Bruins NCAA Team Penn State Nittany Lions	From RTE: Quote: The Polish government must reinstate the country's football association by 6 October or risk being suspended from World Cup qualifiers, world governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. A FIFA spokesman confirmed that if Poland was in breach of statutes after the deadline, the World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic on 11 October and Slovakia on 15 October may not take place and their opponents could be awarded a 3-0 win. The management board of the Polish FA (PZPN) was suspended on Monday by the country's arbitration tribunal at the request of Warsaw's sports minister Miroslaw Drzewiecki in an anti-corruption drive and replaced by an administrator. FIFA and European governing body UEFA - whose rules do not allow government interference in the game - said they do not recognise administrator Robert Zawlock. Warsaw was also warned it risked losing the right to co-host Euro 2012 alongside Ukraine. Full article.



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