Keep Politics Out of Soccer

A number of well-known politicians are vying for the job of PSSI chair. Soccer should be kept away from the political or business interests of its managers.

Tempo

December 5, 2022

INDONESIA’s soccer achievements could fairly be described as “modest”—or even in decline. But the leadership of the organization that manages the sport is still a magnet for many public figures. Now, in the run up to the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) extraordinary congress, a number of state officials, tycoons and politicians are eyeing the job of chair to replace Mochamad Iriawan.

The extraordinary congress will b

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