A Lifetime Ban from Indonesian Soccer

The zeal for a ban on the allocation of the Regional Budget to professional soccer is building. The Corruption Eradication Commission has also been probing into misappropriations of public funds for soccer. A clear-cut rule will soon be introduced.

February 23, 2011

THE onion snack and fried potatoes were not even half consumed. The cool air of Bandung on Friday morning two weeks ago failed to boost the appetite of the eight people sitting round the food served. They, four guests and four executives of the Bandung Soccer Federation (Persib), were more absorbed in talking about the Bandung club. “We’ve come here to get an idea how Persib can be free from the Regional Budget (APBD),” said chief guest Dia

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