Awaiting FIFA’s Verdict

The government no longer recognizes the leadership of Nurdin Halid, a risky move that can lead FIFA to issue penalties. But it had to be done.

April 6, 2011

WHATEVER the International Football Federation (FIFA) decides about the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) crisis, everyone with an interest in football in this country must accept the government’s decision. Its intervention to resolve the internal crisis inside PSSI, despite the solid legal basis in Law No. 3/2005 on National Sports Management, is fraught with complex risks. The problem is that FIFA is reluctant to support any action it reg

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